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Wiki 15734-52 vs 49561-22

My surgeon has been doing a lot of complex ventral incisional hernias. He is mobilizing the rectus musculature (the rectus muscle was then mobilized toward the midline by elevation of the subcutaneous skin flaps to near the lateral aspect of the rectus sheath. Relaxing incisions were NOT...
- Callieb
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- Feb 17, 2016
- component midline rectus relaxing seperation
- Replies: 0
- Forum: General Surgery
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Wiki Studying for Family Practice Certification

I am interested in sitting for the CFPC credential, but where I currently work does not bill Medicare. I was looking at the overview on what the test consists of and knowing the rules and regulations of Medicare billing is listed. I am unsure if just reading over the guidelines would be...
- akoschoff
- Thread
- Feb 9, 2016
- component knowing medicare rvus sufficient
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Family Practice
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Wiki Documentation Requirements to bill professional component for Cardiac Device Eval

Does anyone know where I can find what documentation is required to support the billing of the professional component of a cardiac device evaluation?
- prgriffin
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- Jan 29, 2016
- cardiac component device documentation professional
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Auditing General Discussion
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Wiki Coding & ROS

I have a question on whether you can use elements from ROS for your exam components? For example, the documentation has 12 elements in ROS and there are only 7 elements in the EXAM component - can you use elements from ROS in the EXAM component to get a comprehensive level? I was always taught...
- milska54
- Thread
- Jan 22, 2016
- coding component elements exam ros
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki CPT 77280 bundled with 77301

We received notice that simple sims 77280 are now going to be bundled into the APC payment for IMRT planning services. Are we to take it that the professional component is also bundled as we can still bill the professional component of the imaging 77014,26 but not the technical side?
- daragan
- Thread
- Jan 14, 2016
- 77280 77301 bundled component cpt
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Hematology/Oncology
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Wiki 2015 Tomosythesis Codes

Is it appropriate to charge CAD (CPT 77051) along with the 77061 and 77062? There is a CCI edit that says that CPT 77052 is a component of the tomosythesis codes but it does not indicate that 77051 is? Anyone know??
- dsmoker
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- Jan 14, 2016
- 77051 codes component cpt tomosythesis
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Interventional Radiology
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Wiki Radiology Billing

Please help!!! I am a coder/biller for a new family practice clinic. We are doing x-rays in the office. Here is my question: So we are doing the x-ray in the office, we then send them to an outside radiologist to be read, however will be billing for both the technical and the professional...
- brandyb82104@gmail.com
- Thread
- Jan 8, 2016
- 73600 component office professional x-ray
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Billing/Reimbursement
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Wiki Component separation in hernia repairs

Anyone have recommendations for coding component separation [with Alloderm onlay etc] in complex ventral hernia repairs? Thanks!
- cmartin
- Thread
- Jun 8, 2007
- component etc] hernia repairs separation
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Plastic Surgery
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Wiki Component Separation in hernia repair

Anyone out there have recommendations on coding component separation in complex ventral hernia repairs? Thanks
- cmartin
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- Jun 8, 2007
- coding complex component hernia separation
- Replies: 4
- Forum: General Surgery

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