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Always Choose the Appropriate Appendectomy Code
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- Stop Forfeiting up to $779 for Appendectomy Procedures
2 requirements open the door to adding on 44950-44970. Do you assume payers will bundle [...] - Clip and Save:
Always Choose the Appropriate Appendectomy Code
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Think Principal Diagnosis Is Enough? Think Again
4 steps paint complete ICD-9 picture for hernia repair patient. The medical record documents a [...] - You Be the Coder :
Does Needle Placement Alter Lumpectomy Code?
Question: A patient had mammographic-directed needle localization of the tumor. The surgeon made an elliptical [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Does DOS Affect 'Admit' Coding?
Question: My surgeon admitted a patient who presented to the emergency room late at night. [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Open to Lap Conversion Doesn't Equal V64.41
Question: The surgeon is doing an open hernia repair through a small incision. He repairs [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Encourage Your Surgeon to Document Lesion Size
Question: When a physician states that the lesion/cyst/mass excised from the skin or subcutaneous tissue [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
You Can Append 25 to Critical Care
Question: My surgeon performed critical care services and laceration repairs on the same day. I [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Reserve 43800 for Open Pyloroplasty
Question: My surgeon did a laparoscopic pyloroplasty. I don't see a code for this procedure. [...]
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