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    Wiki Why was I marked wrong? (Practicode Case ID: OPD7424)

    The relevant documentation: Why isn't the chest X-ray coded? Shouldn't "The X-rays were interpreted by the radiologist and contemporaneously by me" indicate that it should also be coded for the physician reporting it here?
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    Wiki Why was I marked wrong? (Practicode Case ID: OPD7450)

    The documentation: Why should 93350 be reported? The documentation doesn't seem to specify everything that the code requires; it doesn't mention M-mode. It also doesn't seem to indicate that the reporting physician provided the interpretation for either this or the resting echo.
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    Wiki charging Interpretation for PFT

    My Dr is questioning whether we can charge for PFT interpretation only. Never having done this before I wanted to see if anyone else does. I think it would work if I used 94010 with a 26 modifier. Does anyone do this? The test is performed at the local hospital and my Doctor is only providing...
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    Wiki E&M and 51798_modifier

    Hi Please can anyone tell , which modifier we can use with 99214 and 51798 . 51798 is done by urology technician and interpretation has given by urologist , To avoid any denials Help !!!!
    • BarnaliD
    • Thread
    • 51798 interpretation technician urologist urology
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Urology
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    Wiki Ordering and interpreting xray-double dipping????

    If my physician orders an xray(1 point), performs and interprets the xray(2 points), can he get credit for three points in the MDM? I have read in several different places that this is considered double dipping if he gets paid the professional fee for interpretation as well as getting the two...
    • Ash82
    • Thread
    • dipping double interpretation mdm paid
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: E/M
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    Wiki help needed with pathology date

    We have a pathologist joining our practice who will be doing nothing but reading the slides from bone marrows done in our office. (This is a new area for me so bear with me and I'm sorry if it's been asked and answered already!) We're having a problem with determining the date we should use...
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