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A patient presented for resection of the left axilla and left lateral chest wall due to recurrent hidradenitis suppurativa. After standard preparation the axillary site was addressed first. An elli...
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A patient with a longstanding history of left shoulder pain and functional limitations presented for surgical intervention. A left shoulder arthroscopy and rotator cuff repair with bioinductive imp...
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A patient with compression of the right lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) and femoral nerves presents for surgery that includes decompression of the LFCN and femoral nerves in addition to neur...
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Prior to their surgical procedure a patient was administered a single-shot peripheral nerve block, by the anesthesiologist, to aid in postoperative pain management. The injection site was the right...
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I’m somewhat unsure about how to code a reduction that was done on an open traumatic fracture, when the surgeon did not make an incision to accomplish the reduction and repair.
Does the ter...
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Should HCPCS codes G0101 and Q0091 for Gynecological services be coded on the same visit? If not, in what instances should they be used together and or separately?
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Following treatment for impingement syndrome of the right shoulder, a Zimmer pain pump catheter was placed into the shoulder for postoperative pain management. According to the operative report, th...
The Zimmer p...
Our hospital nursing staff provides outpatient wound care services. We need clarification on the difference between wound care codes (11040-11044 and 97601 and 97602). Are codes 97601-97602 reserve...
Codes 11040-...
At a recent conference the speaker said that if a patient has a PICC line insertion and a chest x-ray you can always put a modifier -59 on the chest x-ray because it is performed in a different are...
The insertio...
The Medicare instructions regarding physician documentation for the physician ambulatory payment classification (APC) referred to the use of risk stratification criteria. Where can our hospital obt...
According to...