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Looks like your CPT code would be 11980... 11980/J3490 (in the office)
TESTOPEL implantation is a procedure with possible billing codes*
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Here is an a small amount of information I have accumulated as excerpt of information for the state of TX.
"Sec. 1455.004. COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. (a) A he... [ Read More ]
We've been trying to get a denial from Medicare for a couple patients that had Lipiflow so we can forward it to their secondary insurance. The code is 0207T (which is not covered by medicare) and I've... [ Read More ]
Rachel,
This is helps so, but my provider is always documenting viral warts with warts removal (17110-078.10), this claim will declined for MNEC-004.similar kind of documents are declined from insura... [ Read More ]
[b]Admistration code with adenosine test or adenosine and thallium test[/b]
[QUOTE="jgf-CPC, post: 79205, member: 65699"]When the nuclear medicine test includes exercise/pharmacological stress, list ... [ Read More ]
The following is an excerpt from the CMS NCD "Incident to a Physician's Professional Service in the Office or Clinic- PHYS-004" It doesn't specify a physician signature is required, but the physician... [ Read More ]
When the nuclear medicine test includes exercise/pharmacological stress, list the appropriate code(s) from the 93015-93018 series to report the stress test (see policy CV-004). CPT code 93015 may be b... [ Read More ]
Maybe someone can help, I have found several LCD's for Medicare (different regions) that allow bilateral to be done. Plus, the RBRVS table has indicater 1 under bilateral which means bilateral modifie... [ Read More ]
[b]Supervising Physician[/b]
The NCD from Medicare on Incident To services PHYS-004 states the following.
[COLOR="Blue"]2. In some cases the physician or nonphysician practitioner who performed an i... [ Read More ]
Wondering what new procedure codes the new year will bring Wonder no more CPT 2024 will include 153 new codes throughout the code book including the Evaluation and Management section several Surgery s... [ Read More ]
Youll find minimal changes to the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative NCCI code files this fourth quarter 2023. The update effective Oct. 1 includes just three changes to code edits in both th... [ Read More ]
Former MedPAC commissioner cites agencies high profit margins. Home health agencies HHAs have been making a lot of noise to push back on the proposed rate cuts for 2024 and a Senate hearing has added ... [ Read More ]
Code descriptor revisions are about time. After the extensive changes CPT made to the evaluation and management EM codes and guidelines over the last few years youll be relieved to know that the EM ch... [ Read More ]
DOCUCON provides answers and solutions for CDI specialists and those considering a CDI career. AAPC concluded its clinical documentation improvement CDI conference DOCUCON today. Healthcare business p... [ Read More ]