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Can you provide assistance with the proper coding of defibrillation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)? We have been instructed that defibrillation is not included in the code for CPR...
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The HCPCS 2002 edition has the codes for chemotherapy marked for deletion. Yet, HCPCS codes Q0083, Q0084 are all listed in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2002 APC payment file...
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This 39-year-old female was referred for a bilateral capsular contraction of her breast implants. The capsules were very hard and there was some tenderness to palpation. Because the capsules are no...
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When a patient is scheduled to undergo a left cardiac catheterization with a coronary angiogram, and the physician later decides to conduct the coronary angiogram only, can we show this by reportin...
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A patient was seen with a severe case of urinary incontinence. The patient recently underwent aggressive drug therapy without success. She is here now for a test stimulation to determine the effect...
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We are uncertain as to the correct revenue code that would be applied for the sacral nerve stimulator in certain circumstances. Would revenue code 0920 be utilized for this procedure regardless of ...
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Please clarify the appropriate coding for deep tissue pressure injuries. There seems to be a discrepancy between the Alphabetical Index and the newly revised guidelines that seem to indicate that t...
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A patient with a history of endometrial ablation presents due to severe pelvic pain. The patient is admitted, and the final diagnosis is post endometrial ablation syndrome. What is the appropriate ...
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A 19-year-old male was brought to the emergency department (ED), after experiencing mental status changes while playing basketball in extremely hot temperatures. He arrived with hyperventilation, p...
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A newborn patient with posthemorrhagic neonatal hydrocephalus underwent insertion of a subgaleal shunt. An incision was made in the scalp and an extensive subgaleal cerebral spinal fluid pocket was...
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