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In Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Third Quarter 2006, page 7, question 16 stated that the patient arrived in the emergency department (ED) with an intravenous (IV) hydration infusion that was st...
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In Coding Clinic for HCPCS, Third Quarter 2006, page 12, question 24 stated how would we report three different substances that are bagged and administered via three separate IV pushes? &n...
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This patient was seen in our facility with a diagnosis of carcinoma in situ II of the cervix. She underwent an endocervical curettage (ECC) as well as a dilation and curettage. An excisional ...
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A patient was recently found to have a left breast mass in the upper outer quadrant. She was scheduled to undergo a stereotactic core needle biopsy of the mass. There is no previous his...
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A patient was seen at our facility for an endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial lung biopsy with fluoroscopic guidance. The patient had a diagnosis of two nodules on the same lobe of the lung...
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A patient has an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with a gastric polypectomy performed. The polypectomy is performed with cold biopsy forceps. What is the correct CPT code assignment(s)?
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Can the contrast HCPCS Q-codes Q9958-Q9964 for high osmolar contrast material, be reported for contrasts administered via the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or cystoscopy, eg., Gastrografin or Hypaque...
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Our facility has found some difficulty in reporting HCPCS code G0235, which is non-covered by Medicare. We believe that some of the confusion comes from the difference in HCPCS code G0235’s...
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The coding instructions provided in the CPT 2007 code book for intermediate repair of wounds state “wounds that require closure of subcutaneous tissue of more than one layer of tissue beneath the...
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Is it appropriate to report HCPCS code G0379 when a patient is admitted for observation, which is medically necessary, after undergoing a procedure in the hospital’s outpatient surgery department...
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