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Physicians will occasionally perform image guided needle placement to aid excision of tissue in areas other than the breast. Please advise the appropriate needle placement code that would be assign...
Based on the...
Can a hospital report CPT code 93350 + 93307 or 93351 for a stress echocardiogram? The stress and echo are performed in the same setting but by different departments.
...For OPPS fac...
Are liquid adhesives considered a surgical fixation technique of a Xenograft? Would the use of Mastisol justify using CPT codes 15271-15278, Application of skin substitute graft …?
...It would be ...
What does “provided by the same physician” mean in the code narrative?
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At our facility, the nurses now perform minor services for the patient (such as, suture removal, immunizations, wound check, etc.,). Would it be appropriate to report the services provided by the n...
Yes, it is a...
When would it be appropriate to append modifier -59 to a procedure? This patient comes into the Emergency Room and an Abdomen Series and Intravenous Pyelogram are ordered together. According to the...
Yes. The mod...
Periodically we see patients who are scheduled for drug therapy. However, sometimes the physician may cancel an encounter following review of lab or radiology reports. What is the policy regarding ...
There was no...
We are looking for guidance regarding the reporting of splints under APC’s. Would an aircast qualify for facility coding for splints? Would immobilizers qualify for strappings and are splints con...
Yes, strappi...
This patient had a diagnosis of extensive fourth degree hemorrhoids. The findings revealed large internal thrombosed hemorrhoids. According to the operative report an elliptical incision was made a...
According to...
Would it be appropriate to report cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) code 92950 when a patient suffers a cardiac arrest during a diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedure or during a PTCA or co...
A cardiac ar...