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An 80-year-old female patient presented to our facility with a defect in her earlobes due to the wearing of heavy earrings over an extended period of time. The surgeon repaired the bilateral ...
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The current practice at our facility is to report a CPT code for splint application whenever any type of splint is applied on a patient. We have been using splint application codes for air ca...
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There were two lesions excised from a single incision of the same breast. However, one excision was by preoperative wire and the other was an excision of a nodule. Would it be correct t...
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How do I report HCPCS code G0378 for observation when the patient is admitted to observation on one date and discharged on another date? For example, a patient is admitted to observation at 2...
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A patient with dysphagia, cricopharyngeal dysfunction and spasm with Schatzki’s ring, presents for Botox injection into the cricopharyngeus. After general anesthesia is provided, a direct laryngo...
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We are looking for guidance on the correct code for this new procedure reference as an incisionless carpal tunnel release. According to the description of the procedure, portals are made and the bl...
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A patient has a history of cleft lip and complete cleft palate that was previously repaired. The patient now presents with nasal airway obstruction due to a short columella, collapse of left ala, a...
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A patient with a prior history of hernia repair with mesh and plug is now presenting for surgery to remove the plug and remove and replace the mesh. The ilioinguinal nerve was intentionally severed...
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Our facility has been advised that CPT code 93462, Left heart catheterization by transseptal puncture, through intact septum or by transapical puncture, represents a diagnostic catheteriza...
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Under the cardiac catheterization section in the CPT codebook there is a sentence in regards to closure device placement. The sentence states: “Closure device placement at the vascular access sit...
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