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A patient presented to the radiology department for a lower limb venogram. The injection part of the procedure was attempted several times without success. The procedure was cancelled. ...
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A patient with left pleural effusion presents for diagnostic thoracentesis. The patient’s skin was prepped for the thoracentesis and a local anesthetic was given. The needle was inser...
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Patients at our facility present for brain procedures with intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (IMRI). Sometimes the procedures performed are not considered “open” procedures. However, th...
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Many patients are seen at our facility in the Emergency Department (ED) for replacement of their jejunostomy tubes. These replacements are done without the use of fluoroscopic guidance. Our encoder...
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In the Fourth Quarter 2004 issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS, it states that if a patient presents to an outpatient facility for a gastric band adjustment, it would be appropriate to report...
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A patient with chest pain was referred for cardiac catheterization to rule out endothelial dysfunction. An acetylcholine (ACh) challenge test was performed during the cardiac catheterization. Acety...
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A diagnostic bronchoscopy was performed to rule out endo-bronchial lesion. According to the procedure report a small lesion was seen proximal to the left vocal cord on the larynx. A brush biopsy of...
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A patient with a diagnosis of chronic low back pain presented to our facility for multiple epidural steroid injections at the L5-S1 levels. There are two different needles utilized at two different...
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What would the appropriate CPT and HCPCS codes be for the reporting by hospitals of services related to surgical implantation of the Vistafix™ osseointegrated implants utilized for an auricular p...
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A female patient suffers from dyspnea, shortness of breath on exertion, and pulmonary hypertension. The patient presents to have right heart catheterization and nitric oxide evaluation performed. T...
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