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EHello everyone, we will appreciate a second opinion for the following op report. 27138-22, but not sure about additional codes. Postoperative Diagnoses: 1. Left periprosthetic fracture involving the left femur with previous left total hip...
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AAsmith2284 replied to the thread potential rabies exposure.Our practice is new to billing for the rabies as well and I need assistance with the waste. We had a kiddo that received 1.1 and there was 1.9 of waste. Would we bill 90375 w/ 1 unit and modifier JZ along with 90375 w/ 1.9 units with modifier...
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Eelizabethadams28@yahoo.com replied to the thread 49659 with 49650.Great, thank you so much!
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Jjodielonkoski replied to the thread 00910 / 00918 versus 00862.Following up because I emailed the ASA crosswalk asking on this. I specifically had asked in regards to 52332 and 52356 which is why they focused on those in the reply. So sounds like it may not be an alternate for 52332 next year but otherwise...
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Ssqueak72001@yahoo.com posted the thread Excisional Debridement Abscess- Assistance Requested in Orthopaedics."Initially about a 3 cm incision was made centered over the fluctuant area anterior shoulder there was significant pressure and frank purulent material which was extruded. Deep cultures were obtained. This was evacuated there was a large about...
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CCmama12 replied to the thread bpp with nst 76818.Did the same provider do both? If not, bill 76819 done in the office for provider A and 59025-26,59 for provider B
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TPatient was brought to ED due to anaphylactic reaction to eating peanuts. Her symptoms included vomiting, SOB, throat swelling sensation, nausea and abdominal pain. Review of systems showed all of this plus wheezing and itching. Patient received...
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NHello, I am seeking to branch out from the legal industry into the healthcare field. My experience as a Medical Records Clerk at a personal injury law firm as refined my eye for detail and ignited my passion for accuracy and efficiency. In...
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LLisaAlonso23 replied to the thread Kyphoplasty.Being that the patient is in active treatment, the 7th character should be A.
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LSequela codes cannot be sequenced first by ICD guidelines.
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SCan I please get help with this procedure?Skin site over the fluid collection was prepped with chloraprep and a 18 gauge needle was used to aspirate 20 cc of straw colored CSF with notable decompression of the pseudomeningocele. A headwrap was...
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rthomas@impcna.com replied to the thread Devoted Health Denying 87486, 87581, 87798 — Do They Want 87633 Instead?.Just like Medicare, Devoted will only reimburse for Panels with ≤5 respiratory pathogens (87631). You can not bill the tests individually. Here are the links to CMS LCD and the Billing & Coding Article... -
MMissdeehamp replied to the thread Pap test only.It depends on what actually occurred during the encounter. If the patient had a routine well-woman/gynecological exam and a Pap smear was obtained as part of that exam, I would typically use: * Z01.419 = Routine gynecological exam without...
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MMissdeehamp replied to the thread bpp with nst 76818.I would lean toward billing 76818 with modifier 26 in this scenario. The biophysical profile (76818) includes both the ultrasound assessment and the NST component, but modifier 26 is based on who owns the technical component and who is providing...
