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A patient at our facility underwent a bronchoscopy and according to the procedure report, although the bronchoscope was introduced through the right nostril only the left bronchus and lung were exa...
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In AHA’s Coding Clinic for HCPCS, 1st Quarter 2015, page 2, it is stated that CPT codes 11010-11012 would be reported for extensive debridement procedures performed for treatment of an o...
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Patient with bilateral hip osteonecrosis presents for treatment of the right hip with core decompression, bone grafting and application of bone marrow aspirate. Bone marrow was aspirated and bone g...
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Patient with right upper quadrant pain and mildly elevated transaminases presents for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with balloon dilation of the biliary and pancreatic du...
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A patient with history of breast cancer and bilateral mastectomies opted out of reconstruction and is now being seen at our facility for chest reconstruction due to contour issues of her chest with...
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Patient presents for treatment of a torn medial meniscus and a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft. The arthroscope was introduced and a shaver and biter were utilized to perform ...
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Coding advice provided in Coding Clinic for HCPCS in 2006 stated to report CPT code 60699, Unlisted procedure, endocrine system, for the CT-guided needle biopsy of the adrenal gla...
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Patient presents for treatment of the right torn patellar tendon via percutaneous tenotomy. After ultrasound examination of the quadriceps tendon was performed, local anesthesia was administered. T...
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A right heart catheterization is performed with a coronary angiography in the cardiac catheterization lab and the patient is taken to the interventional radiology suite where a pulmonary arteriogra...
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Do the four new X modifiers apply only for Medicare reporting and Modifier -59 only for reporting to other payers?
...The new X mo...