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Ffreespririt0806 replied to the thread 64450.they are doing for chronic cough, per the note -: Superior laryngeal nerve block. Procedure: CPT 64450: Peripheral nerve block (internal branch of superiorlaryngeal nerve)
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AI am struggling to get 91035 paid at an ASC under Medicaid & commercial plans. Medicare & Medicare LOB's have no issue paying. We bill it as 43239 91035 TC Any advice?
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BHello, I have a question in regards to coding E/M levels for outpatient primary care. Do the diagnoses in the A&P need to be supported in the HPI in order to code that Dx? For example, say you have a diagnosis and plan listed in the A&P but the...
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AI have a surgeon who is reporting a bilateral 69436. On the right side his notes state incision made and tube placed. However, on the left side his notes state he removed an existing tube and placed a new one. He did not make a new incision...
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AAGSCodify6 replied to the thread Prostate Biopsy.Can we bill 55707, J1850, 96372 together or 96372 is included in 55707. Could please someone suggest any guidelines related to this scenario
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Hhrosaliea@gmail.com reacted to TThivierge's post in the thread G0296 Humana Primary Dx Z87.891 with
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AWolf I suggest the coders READ the CPT manual and linking the proper dx to CPT codes is vital. Sequencing and modifier placement is important in coding. Sometimes the provider may list wrong CPT down, coder needs to fix it by reading... -
Jjulie.lawton@gmail.com posted the thread CPC-A with Medical Records and Patient Services Experience in Resume Postings.Hello! I am currently seeking an entry level remote coding position. I received my CPC-A in February of 2025, and I have been working in Patient Services / Medical Records at an orthopedic surgical practice for the past year. I have also worked...
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JDoes ophthalmology diagnostic testing codes fall under diagnostic testing patient co-ins payments or does patient pay copayment. can someone please clarify? The codes we use for the testing are 92133 76512 92134 92025 92250 76519 92235 92136.
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EEHFcoding replied to the thread sec opinion-periprosthetic hip fx.Thank you for your reply. Would you consider additional codes as 27470 (repair of nonunion of the intertrochanteric region) and 27495 ( Prophylactic fixation of the distal femur given multiple periprosthetic fractures) in addition to 27134-22?
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Aalex.mckinley@aapc.com posted the thread Single Mom Driving Uber & Cleaning Houses to Billing Manager on the Supervisor Track in Under 2 Years — Sarah Adkins's Story in Medical Coding Career Success Stories.Sarah Adkins had no healthcare background when she entered medical coding. At the end of 2019, just before the pandemic, she went from stay-at-home mother to single mother, and spent the next stretch of time in survival mode, driving Uber...
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Jjodielonkoski replied to the thread CPT code 22845 with 22853."The screw and washer I use are not integral to the cage", "The screw and washer acts as a plate to keep the cage in the correct position". To me this reads as conflicting, and that the screw is then integral to keeping the cage in position. Here...
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Kheyyy if patient had to go to operating room for retained cerclage that we initially placed am i able to charge for it because she had to go to the operating room and the difficulty or is it still not chargeable since we initially placed it...
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KKorbc replied to the thread global or not? to 56405.even though it required a return to the operating room it's still global? no the md did not admin the mac
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Sshughes6560 replied to the thread CPT code 22845 with 22853.Unable to upload the whole note says file is too big. I think this pasted section is what you need to review. Based on fluoroscopic imaging using these trials, the appropriate sized cage was selected. This was filled with 1 mL of Grafton as well...
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Mmiriambroyles replied to the thread G2211 and RAF score.That was my point. G2211 is not acceptable by CMS for risk adjustment. But, since it is not used alone, the E/M code G2211 is added to likely is an acceptable CPT (E/M) for risk adjustment. The CPT code does not risk adjust but the ICD10 codes...