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The patient is a 12-year-old male with a longstanding history of chronic constipation, who is admitted to undergo Malone Antegrade Continence Enema (MACE) procedure. During the procedure, a normal ...
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A pregnant patient presents at 38 weeks because the fetus was found to have a left upper lobe lung mass. The mother underwent the ex utero intrapartum (EXIT) procedure, in which the mass on the fet...
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Are HCPCS codes J1020, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg, J1030, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg, and J1040, Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg, ...
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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...
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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.” &...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The physician orders a 24-hour urine calcium and we assigned CPT code 82340, Calcium; urine quantitative, timed specimen. However, at some of our labs, a 24-hour urine calcium test always ...
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