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Is it appropriate to report bladder instillation (51700) in addition to a pelvic ultrasound (76856) that was performed in the emergency department?
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This patient with a diagnosis of prostate cancer was seen at our facility for a transrectal ultrasound of the prostate. The procedure was performed for planimetry measurements for brachytherapy pla...
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The nurses in our emergency department apply the dressings for burn treatment. Is it acceptable to assign codes such as 16000, 16020, 16025, and 16030 for the facility services?
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This patient was seen at our facility for a psoas compartment block. The lumbar spine was imaged fluoroscopically and the psoas compartment was innervated by the lumbar plexus, which intertwines wi...
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A patient was admitted to our emergency department in asystole. While performing CPR, the patient was defibrillated. CPT code 92960 reads as elective/nonemergency. We do not believe that CPT code 9...
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When critical care is given in the emergency department, is code 99291 reported in addition to the visit level code, or is it reported alone? In the OPPS Addendum B, code 99281-99285 have a payment...
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Does a secondary diagnosis of chest pain, congestive heart failure or asthma meet the criteria for assigning G0244?
The final rule for 2003 OPPS appears to allow these diagnoses in the admitt...
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A Medicare patient was seen at our facility, by her request, for a preventive physical examination. The patient recently relocated from out of state where she received a preventive physical examina...
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A Medicare patient was seen for an initial preventive physical examination and an electrocardiogram. In the past, Medicare normally would not cover the preventive physical examination.
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When a patient is seen for initial preventive medicine examination and is also seen by an internal medicine physician for a breast mass noted during the preventive care exam, how would this be repo...
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