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Susceptibility studies were performed on two different organisms. We reported CPT codes 87184 and 87186. However, we get an NCCI edit “mutually exclusive procedures that would be allowed if the a...
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This patient was seen for 90 minutes of therapeutic hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The patient required 10 minutes of descent time. Ten (10) minutes of air breaks were provided and 10 minutes of ascent...
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This patient is scheduled to receive an infusion of drugs at our facility today that are not neoplastic drugs (including hydrating solutions) for 2 hours. Since we are no longer utilizing HCPCS Q c...
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A patient was seen at our facility for an infusion of non anti-neoplastic drugs (including hydrating solutions) for 2 hours. The patient then leaves the facility and returns for a second encounter ...
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A patient has received three injections of anti-neoplastic drugs and infusion of anti-neoplastic drugs for 2 hours during one encounter. How would this encounter be appropriately reported?
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This patient was seen at our facility for three injections of anti-neoplastic drugs and 2 hours of infusion of antineoplastic drugs in one encounter. The patient returns for a second encounter on t...
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There were no Ask the Editor questions published in the Fourth Quarter 2005 volume of AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS.
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An elderly female was admitted to the intensive care unit due to acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. During the hospitalization, the patient required high flow nasal cannula and BIPAP; however, de...
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A 68-year-old male was admitted due to anemia. The patient also has a past medical history of HIV disease, currently on antiretrovirals (ARVs). The patient had a history of CD4 count less than 200 ...
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Should code Z51.5, Encounter for palliative care, be assigned for patients who do not have a terminal disease, but are receiving comfort care for a serious illness?
...Yes. Code Z5...