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The patient has a recurrent mucosal melanoma of the right sphenoid sinus. The patient presents for excision of the melanoma of the clivus via bilateral endoscopic sphenoidotomy with transclival app...
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Patient has spondylosis in the L4-S1 region with foraminal narrowing. We are performing spinal fusion procedures on an outpatient basis. We are utilizing an Aspen spinous device for the posterior s...
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Our coding staff would like clarification of coding advice regarding the appropriate reporting of vascular catherizations which state, “If more than one vascular family is catheterized, then it w...
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At our facility, pregnant patients are sometimes referred for a fetal biophysical profile, which is performed in the radiology department and interpreted by a radiologist, and a non-stress test, wh...
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We are concerned about the NCCI edit for codes 77401-77416 for radiation treatment sessions. At our facility radiation treatment may be delivered to more than one area during a single session. How ...
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A 14-year-old patient was brought to the emergency department with severe pain and swelling of his left ankle. He sustained an injury when he fell off his skateboard on the school playground. A 2-v...
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This 10-year-old boy was struck by an automobile while riding his bicycle in the street. He suffered an open fracture of the shaft of the left tibia and fibula. The patient was scheduled for ambula...
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We are concerned about the NCCI edit for codes 77401-77416 for radiation treatment sessions. At our facility radiation treatment may be delivered to more than one area during a single session. How ...
It is approp...
Radiation therapy treatments are provided at our outpatient hospital facility. A question has recently surfaced among our staff regarding the reporting of treatment management services (77427-77431...
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At our facility some of the patients receive multiple sessions of radiation therapy services on the same day. Would it appropriate to utilize modifier -59 if a certain amount of time passes between...
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