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[QUOTE="dellasanta, post: 404551, member: 347630"]
Is this service billable and if so, what is the CPT? I can only find the placement of the bands (33620) and removal as part of other procedures, but... [ Read More ]
How would the following case be coded? I am confused on how the non-selective subclavian angiography would be coded especially??
Procedure Ordered:
Procedure(s):
Right/Left Heart Cath Poss Interv... [ Read More ]
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It's that time again! Can you believe that 2021 has gone by so fast? What a difference a year makes...only 103 shopping days until Christmas!
I must have all officer nominations by October 13 ... [ Read More ]
Procedure:
1. EGD with placement of esophageal stent (Boston Scientific wall flex 18 mm x 103 mm)
2. Endoscopic distal esophageal biopsies
3. Right open thoracostomy tube placement with evacuation ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="ashae17, post: 493157, member: 490404"]
I'm a little bit confused, since there is mention of the angiography however the actual findings of everything viewed and pressures (stenosis, patency, ... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="kpeterson15, post: 492927, member: 746132"]
For the office visit, no the insurance company was billed but they decided to have this amount go towards his deductible, so we ended up having a bi... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="podcoder70, post: 492924, member: 584850"]
Let me make sure I have got this straight...You paid in full for the visit AND the insurance company paid in full? That's double dipping. Contact t... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="pedihc, post: 488727, member: 41507"]
Ok, so I found this on another website...this seems to follow what you are saying, so this would be correct?
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The Medicare Advantage organization says they are being held to unreasonable standards. Health Net of California Inc. was recently called out by the Office of Inspector General OIG for failing to subm... [ Read More ]
New codes may help providers get paid for emerging services and supplies. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS has posted the HCPCS Level II code set update for fourth quarter 2023 on its... [ Read More ]
AAPC members gathered in D.C. for education networking and 8230 dancing For the first time since the beginning of the public health emergency AAPCs HEALTHCON Regional was held as an inpersononly event... [ Read More ]
Here8217s what the OIG is looking for and Medicare carriers will be too. Did healthcare providers meet Medicare requirements and guidance when billing for psychotherapy services during the public heal... [ Read More ]
And one new code with an effective date retroactive to April 1. The results of the Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS first quarter 2023 drug and biological HCPCS Level II code application ... [ Read More ]