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What code(s), if any, would be reported for release of “trapped blood” when it’s performed following vein sclerotherapy? Some coders think CPT code 10160, Puncture aspiration of abscess, hema...
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How would you code a carpal tunnel release using the MANOS™ system? It is not done endoscopically, it uses ultrasound guidance for mapping of the surgical site for percutaneous positioning of the...
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To appropriately report CPT codes for the administration of the moderate (conscious) sedation, is it required that the physician administer the sedation?
...Yes, the phy...
Should a code from the moderate (conscious) sedation code range be reported if deep sedation is provided?
...No. Moderate...
It is understood that a modifier may not be utilized to bypass an edit unless there are circumstances that warrant their use and that there is not a more appropriate modifier available. However whe...
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A patient with a diagnosis of right renal cyst was scheduled to undergo sclerosis of the cyst. Per the operative note, a sinogram through an existing drainage tube was performed in addition to Beta...
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A patient with left shoulder impingement symptoms dating back to a motorcycle accident was seen today to undergo a diagnostic left shoulder arthroscopy with arthroscopic subacromial decompression a...
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A patient at our facility underwent a transforaminal endoscopic discectomy. The surgeon states that with sequential dilators, he dilated down to the foramen with a tubular retractor. A series of re...
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Patient with multifocal right breast cancer presents to have a total right mastectomy with sentinel lymph node injection and biopsy. Subcutaneous tissue dissected down and flaps were elevated to th...
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The patient is 3 weeks status post vaginal home delivery. She suffered a right labial laceration as a result of this delivery. She now presents to have the 1 cm laceration repaired. Local anesthesi...
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