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We would like clarification regarding the option of reporting a push code when an infusion runs short of 31 minutes.
For example: During an encounter a patient receives Ceftriaxone (Ro...
Although the...
Patient with posttraumatic arthritis of the capitolunate and radioscaphoid joints presents for a right proximal row carpectomy with capitate implant.
An incision was made over the mid-...
Assign 25999...
A patient, with long-standing gastroesophageal reflux and marked regurgitation, was seen at our facility with request to be taken off the proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) due to complications from the...
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Patient with retained cataract fragments and Elschnig pearls presents for fragment removal, iridectomy and capsulotomy of the left eye.
A paracentesis was performed and the anterior ch...
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A patient with a diagnosis of painful orthopedic hardware and posterior tibial tendon adhesions was seen at our facility to undergo an ankle arthroscopy with debridement, removal of hardware and a ...
Based on the...
Is it appropriate to report CPT code 15002, Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional r...
Based on the...
Is it appropriate to report CPT code 15002, Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional r...
In this scen...
Patient had a previous excisional biopsy of the mid-upper back. This proved to be a poorly differentiated possibly metastatic desmoplastic spindle cell melanoma into the soft tissues of back. The p...
Based on the...
A patient was seen at our facility with a diagnosis of Bartholin’s cyst. She was scheduled to undergo an aspiration of the cyst. It is a common procedure; however, there doesn’t appear to be a ...
Based on the...
A hospital-employed nurse or technician may perform a procedure in an emergency department or clinic that was ordered by a physician, examples of these services include, but are not limited to, dru...
It is approp...