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    Wiki Culture coding - lab or physician?

    Patient came to the office for a wound culture. I have code 87070 or 87075 depending on the results but, who gets to bill that code? The lab or the physician, or both? Thanks!
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    Wiki ED vs Urgent Care

    When can you append rev code 450 to an Urgent Care facility instead of rev 516
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    Wiki C/S with urgent hysterectomy

    My anesthesia doctor did the following: Labor epidural placed for VBAC attempt. Went into a C/S. Then patient started hemorrhaging which required an urgent hysterectomy. CPT 59409/01967 for the labor because the VBAC failed, and 59525/01969, anesthesia for cesarean hysterectomy following...
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    Wiki Claims submisison - With Rendering or Without for Urgent care

    We have this big dilemma over Urgent Care claims (CMS 1500). It comes up in other specialties as well. We have some Urgent Care groups stating they don't need to submit a rendering provider and can leave box 24 J blank. We have some that are putting a rendering physician on the claims but are...
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    Wiki Urgent Care - Can anyone tell me what guidelines

    Can anyone tell me what guidelines or resources I can follow?? I'm assuming it follows Emergency care to some point. But I would like some resource/seminar/book on Urgent Care coding. Thanks Carol
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