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    Wiki Help with hammertoe surgery

    I have been asked to help with a surgical denial that a co-worker coded. She is on vacation and I need help before she returns. My co- worker coded as follows 28285 T1- Correction Hammertoe interphalangeal fusion 28285 XS T2 28285 XS T3 28285 XS T4 28270 XU T1- Capsulotomy...
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    Wiki Global Denial - out of sequence dates of service

    We have a claim that denied as being included in the global period of another procedure, however this was the first surgery we had performed on this patient. When I called Cahaba I was told the claim was billed out of sequence with a subsequent procedure performed 2 weeks after the first...
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    Wiki multiple chest x-rays

    Hello, I started coding for a radiology department... we are seeing denials for multiple chest x-rays on the same date they are all medically necessary? 71010 performed by Radiologist A. 7 AM 71010 Performed by radiologist A 10 AM 71010 Performed by radiologist B 4PM 71010 performed by...
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    Wiki Medicare Denial of 88305 when billed with an unrelated MOHS

    We are a dermatology practice with a doctor that specializes in MOHS (and is a histophathologist). We also employ ARNP's who will occasionally do excisions of skin cancers on the same day a MOHS is performed, which results in an 88305 charge. The pathology is read by our doctor-the...
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    Wiki Nerve Decompressions

    My physician performed a Median nerve decompression on the right carpal tunnel and then created another incision at the elbow and released the median nerve there too. My question is do I code 64721 with 22 mod or 64721 and 64708 because I'm not finding a code for decompression of a Median nerve...
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    Wiki Nephrostomy tube removal under fluoro

    I code for a hospital. We have cases where the doctor removes a nephrostomy tube under fluoroscopic guidance. Can we bill anything for this service? I am being advised we can bill for the fluoro, 76000 or for a nephrostogram, 50431 or is there an e/m charge that as the hospital (not the...
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    Wiki Hysteroscopy D&C

    Patient had a missed Abortion and we performed 59820 on 11/9/15. Patient had several episodes of heavy bleeding following this. We then performed a Hysteroscopy D&C would I use 58558 with modifier 78 or do I use the 59160?
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    Wiki ERCP coding

    Please correct the codes for ERCP done by my Provider for Outpatient in the Gastroenterology Dept at the Hospital: 43274 43264 59 74320 26 59 Luminal: The side-viewing duodenoscope was passed through the mouth and advanced with ease to the 2nd portion of duo. The major pailla had a prominent...
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    Wiki E & M injections only

    Patient comes in for an injection performed by the nurse are we able to bill 99211
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    Wiki NCCI edits policy for different surgeons working together

    Dear All: Good day! I have a query regarding the NCCI edits policy for diffrent surgeons working together in same operative session. Eg. Gyn Specialist performed CPT 58150(Total abdominal hysterectomy (corpus and cervix), with or without removal of tube(s), with or without removal of ovary(s)...
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    Wiki NCCI Bundling policy for different surgeons

    Dear All: Good day! I have a query regarding the NCCI edits policy for diffrent surgeons working together in same operative session. Eg. Gyn Specialist performed CPT 58150(Total abdominal hysterectomy (corpus and cervix), with or without removal of tube(s), with or without removal of ovary(s)...
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