• If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ & read the forum rules. To view all forums, post or create a new thread, you must be an AAPC Member. If you are a member and have already registered for member area and forum access, you can log in by clicking here. If you've forgotten the password it can be reset on our sign in section by entering your registered Email Address or Username here. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below..

Wiki Complication of Renal Biopsy

Create Wiki
L

lorismack

Contributor
Messages
14
Best answers
0
Would like to have some opinions on this scenario please. Renal biopsy (needle) was performed. When the needle was removed, there was bleeding from the needle site. The physician injected gelfoam to embolize the bleeding. Should 37204 and 75894 be coded in addition to the renal biopsy, or not coded because the embolization was for a complication of the biopsy. Thank you for your help with this.:)
 
Bleeding from renal (and liver) biopsy sites is very common and I saw gelfoam used very often as a prophylactic measure when these biopsies were performed. This service is not billable in this case.
 
bleed control with gelfoam after biopsy

Hi--

I know this post is an older one, but does anyone know if there is anything documented that it is not appropriate to bill for the gelfoam bleed control as an embolization? I'm getting some push back that something additional to the biopsy should be billed. Any references would be greatly appreciated at this point. Thank you!

Wendi
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top