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A 33 year-old patient was seen at our facility for a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line insertion. A subcutaneous port was not placed in this procedure.
Would it be appropriat...
The reportin...
A 16-year-old patient inadvertently got his finger caught between his boat and the dock and suffered a crush injury to the right carpometacarpal. He underwent treatment of the open fracture as well...
Repair of a ...
What is the appropriate code assignment(s) for a laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) procedure?
...Currently, t...
A patient was in the operating room (OR) suite being monitored by the anesthesiologist, but not yet given sedation/anesthesia. He was to have an epicardial lead placement (the pacemaker was already...
According to...
At our facility, the physician performs an endometrial ablation utilizing the Novasure technique. Some have suggested assigning CPT code 58353, Endometrial ablation, thermal, without hysteroscopic ...
The Novasure...
A patient came in to our facility and had a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast. The following day the physician ordered a reconstruction of images of the lumbar s...
Report CPT c...
Can CPT code 90760, Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, up to 1 hour, be reported by a critical access hospital (CAH) for an emergency department (ED) patient who received medically necessary...
Report CPT c...
When did the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) change the coding instructions for the reporting of drug administration?
...CMS issued T...
Can you provide the status of the MedLearn Matters article addressing clarification of drug administration?
...The provider...
Does the information found in Transmittal 785 regarding multiple substances or drugs pertain to intravenous pushes only, or does it also relate to intramuscular/subcutaneous (IM/SQ) injections?
...The informat...