mariobuddy
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I have a new ARNP right out of school who is trying to tell me that the following documentation is adequate for the medical record. I'm telling her no way and I am refusing to bill the procedure codes until I get more information on the procedures. Please give me some input so that I know I have not lost my mind!!!!
PROCEDURES
MEASUREMENT OF POST-VOIDING RESIDUAL URINE AND/OR BLADDER CAPACITY BY ULTRASOUND, NON-IMAGING [51798] -- PVRs obtained via bladder scan was ranging 400-600. Planned to catheterize patient.
Related Diagnosis:
ICD Code ICD Description
788.21 INCOMPLETE BLADDER EMPTYING
URINALYSIS, BY DIP STICK OR TABLET REAGENT FOR BILIRUBIN, GLUCOSE, HEMOGLOBIN, KETONES, LEUKOCYTES, NITRITE, PH, PROTEIN, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, UROBILINOGEN, ANY NUMBER OF THESE CONSTITUENTS; NON-AUTOMATED, WITHOUT MICROSCOPY [81002] -- All wnL besides urine was dark, pH 6.0, specific gravity 1.020.
Related Diagnosis:
ICD Code ICD Description
788.63 URGENCY OF URINATION
INSERTION OF NON-INDWELLING BLADDER CATHETER (EG, STRAIGHT CATHETERIZATION FOR RESIDUAL URINE) [51701] -- Following sterile prodecure, foreskin was retracted, patient was cleansed with betadine and a sterile foley catheter was inserted into his bladder. Foreskin was reduced back into place. PVR obtained was 425 mL immediately after patient has voided.
PROCEDURES
MEASUREMENT OF POST-VOIDING RESIDUAL URINE AND/OR BLADDER CAPACITY BY ULTRASOUND, NON-IMAGING [51798] -- PVRs obtained via bladder scan was ranging 400-600. Planned to catheterize patient.
Related Diagnosis:
ICD Code ICD Description
788.21 INCOMPLETE BLADDER EMPTYING
URINALYSIS, BY DIP STICK OR TABLET REAGENT FOR BILIRUBIN, GLUCOSE, HEMOGLOBIN, KETONES, LEUKOCYTES, NITRITE, PH, PROTEIN, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, UROBILINOGEN, ANY NUMBER OF THESE CONSTITUENTS; NON-AUTOMATED, WITHOUT MICROSCOPY [81002] -- All wnL besides urine was dark, pH 6.0, specific gravity 1.020.
Related Diagnosis:
ICD Code ICD Description
788.63 URGENCY OF URINATION
INSERTION OF NON-INDWELLING BLADDER CATHETER (EG, STRAIGHT CATHETERIZATION FOR RESIDUAL URINE) [51701] -- Following sterile prodecure, foreskin was retracted, patient was cleansed with betadine and a sterile foley catheter was inserted into his bladder. Foreskin was reduced back into place. PVR obtained was 425 mL immediately after patient has voided.
I worked with a doc many years ago who wrote his orders in the margins of the order sheet requiring the staff to turn the sheet around 360 degrees to obtain all of the info.