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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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If a patient presents for a screening colonoscopy, and a lesion is found and removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) technique, HCPCS Level II code C9779, is it appropriate to append modi...
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According to the guidance in the July 2023 CPT Assistant, Pages 14-15, add-on codes 15853, Removal of sutures or staples not requiring anesthesia (List separately in addition to E/M co...
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The patient presents for the administration of melphalan to the hepatic artery to treat unresectable uveal melanoma metastases. Ultrasound-guided access was achieved through the right internal jugu...
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A patient with a history of recurrent posterior epistaxis underwent nasal endoscopy. Multiple telangiectasias were observed throughout the nasal cavity, including a prominent telangiectasia protrud...
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