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This patient has an infection from a clavicular fracture fixation rod. The rod is removed via a posterior shoulder approach, and the resultant intramedullary canal site is debride...
Patient presents to the emergency department for incision and drainage (I&D) of multiple abscesses. Purulent fluid was drained from the abscesses of the left quadriceps and th...
A patient presents to have a diagnostic laparoscopy with lysis of dense adhesions of the bowel and omentum (previous ruptured appendix) and drainage of bilateral endometriomas. On...
The patient presents to the pain clinic for a bilateral lower extremity sympathetic nerve block via epidural approach. An epidural needle was utilized and needle placement at the ...
When a patient has a cystourethroscopy with bladder biopsies and also has bilateral retrograde pyelograms, is it appropriate to report CPT code 52005-59 times 2 to indicate that b...
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technology utilizes near-infrared light to create high-resolution images for intracoronary vessels, lumen morphology, and other vascular imaging...
Our facility is having difficulty finding an appropriate HCPCS code for subcutaneous injection of interferon beta-1A. In CY 2011, HCPCS J code J1825 was deleted, however, Q codes ...
A patient with a right quadriceps tendon rupture with an extensive retinaculum tear underwent an open repair of the tendon rupture and the retinaculum tear. Our dilemma is that some of the coders f...
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What is the appropriate way to report the application of air casts in the outpatient hospital setting? Is there a difference between an air cast and an air splint? Is an air cast or air splint cons...
The applicat...
In the 3rd Quarter 2009 issue of Coding Clinic for HCPCS, it was advised to report CPT codes 36558, Insertion of tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter, without subcutaneous port o...
Report CPT c...