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What is the correct way to report 30mg of Depo Medrol? There are three choices, do you report HCPCS codes J1020 x2 or J1030-52 or J1020? If you report HCPCS code J1020 that is listed by 20mg, how w...
The general ...
If a patient comes in for a laceration on two fingers on the same hand, and on one finger he gets a dermabond and on the other finger he gets a laceration repair, can we apply a modifier to specify...
The lengths ...
We have received several denials for revenue codes 510-516. It was stated to us that these revenue codes that normally follow CPT codes for office visits (however the procedures were performed at t...
UB-92 revenu...
When coding non-chemotherapy infusions for outpatient encounters it states you must have 90 minutes of infusion to add subsequent hours. Do you take 90 minutes for 90780 or do you use 60 minutes fo...
Report CPT c...
A pediatric patient arrives with a dislocated elbow due to jumping from a swing. While awaiting X-rays and labs the patient is given an intramuscular (IM) injection of morphine for pain control. Th...
The first mo...
A Medicare patient comes in with a dislocated hip after falling at home and lying on the floor overnight before being found by a neighbor. The patient is worked up in the emergency department (ED) ...
The IV infus...
A patient presents for scheduled arthroscopic shoulder surgery. He is prepped for surgery and an IV is started with a gram of Ancef administered through the IV.
Following surgery the patient ...
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A patient has a severe infection for which an IV piggyback antibiotic is ordered every eight hours for a certain number of days. The patient is not sick enough to be admitted as an inpatient and de...
Code Q0081, ...
A patient with a known history of fungal sinus infections was scheduled for outpatient sinus surgery. Amphotericin B, 50 mg is ordered and administered to the patient immediately pre-op. Would it b...
The administ...
This patient comes to the hospital as an outpatient twice a day, i.e. 12-hour interval, to receive Rocephin IVPB through an already existing IV. According to the physician orders, the IV site must ...
Flushes are ...