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Jjoettamorales replied to the thread CPT 29876 guidance.Based on the op report, i can see documentation of debridement in the medical gutter, lateral gutter, and suprapatellar pouch. however, i am struggling to identify documentation of pathological synovial disease or extensive synovitis that would...
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Jjoettamorales replied to the thread Need Clarification on SCS leads replacement Vs Implantation..Based on the CPT descriptor, 63663 includes revision and replacement of spinal neurostimulator electrode percutaneous arrays. The fact that the new leads were placed at a different epidural location does not necessarily convert the procedure into...
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TTHELMAP replied to the thread DENIALS FOR BUNDLING OF EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT CODES WITH XRAY CODES.We were just updated on this in the past week or so. UHC has a new policy so we are sending the additional documentation with the billing.
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KIs it possible to upload a radiology report through UHC's system? We're waiting on an automated version for our system and we're looking for a way to get them the reports without having to send everything by snail mail.
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NI, personally, read over everything first so I have all of the information but the primary dx we use is usually coming from the discharge summary and the progress notes, whichever one deems to be what got the patient admitted in the first place...
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Nny2scgirl replied to the thread Resolved Diagnosis on Discharge Summary.I have the same question. Is there anyone who can explain how to pick discharge diagnosis?
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Nny2scgirl reacted to lilleyea's post in the thread Resolved Diagnosis on Discharge Summary with Like.
Does anyone know if resolved conditions can be coded on a discharge summary? This is for the pro-fee coding of either 99238 or 99239, such as if a patient is admitted for pneumonia, and on the discharge summary it states "pneumonia-resolved"...
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Nny2scgirl replied to the thread Admission codes with emergency room place of service.I run into the same issue. The patient stays in the ED but was admitted. I have providers do a H&P and discharge, but I get flagged because POS 23 can't have those codes (99221-99223 or 99238-99239). How do I code? Do I change the H&P to ED...
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Nny2scgirl reacted to slsommer's post in the thread Admission codes with emergency room place of service with Like.
How should this scenario be coded: Patient is in the emergency room and an order is placed for an inpatient bed admission (or observation bed admission) but the patient remains in the emergency room for that admission stay. The hospital leaves...
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NHave you studied the MDM table? The more you memorize from the table, the quicker you'll be at pulling out the elements and levels. Just break it down by the elements (problem, data, risk) and don't forget to consider time as well. Code to the...
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AIs anyone billing for the Urocuff procedure? If so are you getting paid using the 55899?
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kimmcelderry@gmail.com replied to the thread 64721 and 25111.Thank you. Accurately reporting the work my surgeons do is very important to me. I am always cautious about mod 59 because I want to keep us compliant, but it's so often subjective. -
I'm not sure if the cyst was in the carpal canal or in a different place and if it was addressed with a separate incision or not - if it was, then I would consider it separately reportable. If not a government payor, I would use a -59 modifier...
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MMrsBrendaAlbis replied to the thread Venom Allergy Immunotherapy Denials.Yes, we have that issue as well. We have not found a work-around for these denials either.