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This patient, with gastrointestinal bleeding, was referred to our facility to undergo a capsule endoscopy of the small intestine. He recently underwent an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a col...
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A 23-year-old patient was seen with a complaint of breast pain. On further evaluation, a hard nodule was noted in the lower-inner quadrant of the left breast.
The physician scheduled the p...
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This patient was seen at our facility three weeks previously for a diagnostic mammogram. The physician documented a right breast mass, probable carcinoma. She is now scheduled to undergo an excisio...
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When inserting a left ventricular lead into the coronary sinus vein, it may be necessary to perform a coronary venotomy. My thoughts are that the venotomy would be included as the approach since th...
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This patient was seen in our facility for a coronary atherectomy, a percutaneous transcatheter coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and insertion of a coronary stent into the right coronary artery. Are all ...
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This patient was seen in our facility with a history of tearing from the left eye due to nasal lacrimal duct obstruction. The patient was scheduled to undergo a balloon catheter nasal lacrimal duct...
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This patient, with a history of chronic sesamoiditis of the right metatarsophalangeal joint and hammertoe, right third and fourth toes, was seen at our facility for hammertoe correction and sesamoi...
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This patient was seen at our facility for the removal of a Groshong catheter. Would code 36535 be assigned based on the type of device removed even though the description of the procedure does not ...
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This patient is seen at the hospital’s outpatient infusion center. She presents with a clotted PICC line and has an order from the doctor for the nursing staff to declot the PICC line by flushing...
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Should we be using the modifier -50 on applicable radiology procedures? There is conflicting guidance. The program memorandum, Transmittal A-00-73, from CMS indicates that it is not acceptable to a...
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