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Is there a guideline as to how to code unsuccessful procedures in ICD-10-PCS? For example, the patient had an attempted foreign body removal from the right cornea with an eye spud that was unsucces...
Although an ...
The patient presents with a clotted left femoral popliteal bypass graft of the left leg, and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy is performed to reestablish flow. How should a thrombectomy of the ...
“Extirpati...
The patient is a 74-year-old female with severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease who presented with rest pain in her right lower leg and foot. She is status post femoropopliteal bypass. The pr...
A procedure ...
Are HCPCS codes J1020, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg, J1030, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg, and J1040, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg, ...
Units of dru...
What is a “per unit” dose? In HCPCS codes J1020, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg, J1030, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg, and J1040, Injection, m...
Drugs are ap...
What is the appropriate code assignment for a patient that receives 3 mg of Celestone? HCPCS code J0702 states “Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg.” &...
Units of dru...
Our facility has a concern regarding when it is appropriate to report CPT code 63047, Laminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda...
It would be ...
Patient presents for treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture of the left hand and sesamoid arthritis. The pretendinous cords over the third and fourth metacarpals of the palm area were injected with...
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A patient with Achilles tendinosis received an injection of Amniofix to the left Achilles tendon. Based on the operative report the Amniofix was reconstituted with injectable saline and then inject...
There is no ...
A patient underwent a right nipple-sparing mastectomy and a left skin-sparing mastectomy with a left axillary dissection. Should CPT code 19307, Mastectomy, modified radical, including axillary...
A skin-spari...