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According to the operative report the patient had a left L3-L4 diskectomy and a left L4 foraminotomy performed. In the discharge summary the physician documents that a decompression of the L3-L4 wa...
Report CPT c...
A 70 year old patient with progressive neuropathy presents for a muscle nerve biopsy of the sural nerve and gastrocnemius muscle. The patient is sedated and given local anesthesia. A 3 inch incisio...
Based upon t...
What is the correct CPT code for reporting the H1N1 (swine flue) vaccine and administration?
...Currently, t...
Can you please clarify the items included in HCPCS Code C1821, Interspinous process distraction device (implantable)? My research indicates there are two types of interspinous spacers - st...
There is onl...
What is the appropriate code for a patient that was administered nitroglycerin lingual spray with a chief complaint of chest pain?
...Currently, t...
At our facility there are many instances where a nurse performs a straight catheterization for urine collection. In some of these cases the patients have urinary problems, however, in the majority ...
It would not...
Our speech therapist would like to use electrical stimulation to aid dysphagia during some of the treatments provided at our facility. Would it be appropriate to report CPT code 97032 for this serv...
CPT code 970...
Under what circumstances may the HCPCS codes G0008 and G0009 be used?
...HCPCS code G...
A patient with hallux abductor valgus of the right foot presents for repair of the deformity. The surgeon performs two procedures to correct this deformity, a "modified" McBride bunionectomy and an...
It would be ...
A patient presents with a wound to the fifth metatarsal head of the right foot. Irrigation and sharp debridement were performed. The debridgement was extended into some of the joint capsule. Would ...
Yes, it woul...