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    Wiki Moderation Sedation during Colonoscopies and EGD's

    When coding Outpatient Colonoscopies and EGD's are we to also code the MAC separately (99152, 99153; in this instance)? The sedation is inclusive to the procedure, correct? The CPT description for the procedure(s) doesn't say to code the sedation separately and to my knowledge the sedation has...
    • swilks99705
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    • colonoscopy coding egd moderate sedation outpatient procedure
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Anesthesia
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    Wiki Gangrenous diabetic toe removal

    I'm coding for the podiatrist in our wound care office. We are an outpatient department of the hospital. He had a patient to come in that basically had a dead toe hanging on by a thread! He removed it with a few snips and that was it. I don't feel I should use the CPT code for an amputation, but...
    • TARAGRANT
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    • gangrenous toe removal outpatient procedure
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Podiatry
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