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Psychotherapy CPT codes are in range of minutes per session and the descriptions indicate one can include only the time in which the therapist and patient are “face-to-face.” If a hospital has ...
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When billing the supplies for casting and splinting, can revenue code 027X be reported in addition to billing for the procedure?
...Yes, supplie...
Can modifier -59 be appended to CPT code 93041, when used with cardiac catheterization codes?
...It would be ...
What is the correct code for pulmonary rehabilitation? Our facility performs pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic respiratory diseases. We have been unable to find a specific code for...
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When billing a normal vaginal delivery and the charge includes the pre-natal and postpartum care, do we use both the 650 and V22.0 codes along with code 59400, so that the global obstetrical care i...
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A patient came to the hospital to see physician A in an outpatient clinic. After seeing physician A, the patient had an appointment at another clinic for a separate and distinct visit with another ...
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A 68-year-old man with a history of hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery disease (CAD) was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of atrial fibrillation (AF). Wh...
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In the Alphabetic Index, the different types of atrial fibrillation all appear at the same indentation level under “Fibrillation, atrial.” If a provider documents various types of atrial fibril...
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A patient, who was admitted due to syncopal episodes, was diagnosed with a complete heart block. The cardiologist noted that the electrocardiogram (ECG) showed a complete AV block with periods of a...
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ICD-10-CM’s Index to Diseases, under the term “Asystole (heart)” instructs see Arrest, cardiac. Could you please clarify if cardiac arrest should be coded when the provider notes a finding of...
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