I am trying to get this job next week and am very rusty with surgery codes! Can someone please help me out?
ON this report pt had these 3 procedures: Abdominal exploration would be 49002-22 from prior work-up was noted very complex Lysis of lesions and open right arenalectomy. Would you just code 49002-22 and adrenalectomy 60540-51? or I have all codes 49002-22 60546-51 44005-51 for lysis of lesions?
This stuff is sooooooo complicated! Someone please help?
Amy Bedford-CPC
ON this report pt had these 3 procedures: Abdominal exploration would be 49002-22 from prior work-up was noted very complex Lysis of lesions and open right arenalectomy. Would you just code 49002-22 and adrenalectomy 60540-51? or I have all codes 49002-22 60546-51 44005-51 for lysis of lesions?
This stuff is sooooooo complicated! Someone please help?
Amy Bedford-CPC