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I hope this question is allowed as this is for my recent hospital stay.
I was admitted to the hospital on 4/29/22 to 5/1/22 for treatment for Atrial Fibrillation. It started when my family doctor see... [ Read More ]
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Medicare is still estab... [ Read More ]
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Our local MAC's LCD for facet joint injections and ablations (link below) instructs to use M12.88 for facet arthropathy.
This code is also accessible via the ICD-10 index through this path: arthro... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="nlbarnes, post: 402322, member: 53490"]Need confirmation or correction of codes please.
After local anesthetic infiltration, ultrasound was
used to percutaneously access the right common fem... [ Read More ]
Need confirmation or correction of codes please.
After local anesthetic infiltration, ultrasound was
used to percutaneously access the right common femoral artery after
which guidewire and sheath w... [ Read More ]
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I found your information on the AAPC website and have some information to share with your members. I am a national healthcare recruiter and my company has a contract with a large managed care... [ Read More ]
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