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A patient underwent a cystoscopy which revealed the presence of a bladder tumor. He is now scheduled to have the tumor measuring 2.5 cm and the stalk measuring 1.2 cm resected. The tumor was resect...
Cystourethro...
The removal of a fibrin sheath under fluoroscopic guidance with the use of a balloon catheter is reported with CPT codes 36595, Mechanical removal of pericatheter obstructive material (eg, fibr...
Report CPT c...
The patient has a diagnosis of breast cancer and had an extensive re-excision of a segmental mastectomy site of the previous surgery. According to the pathology report, there were 7 frozen sections...
Since the un...
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...
Based on the...
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...
Currently, t...
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...
It would be ...
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...
It appears p...
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...
It would be ...