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    Wiki Billing Radiopharmaceuticals under Medicare

    We routinely bill nuclear stress tests (78542) along with TC-99m (A9502). Several months ago, Medicare began denying code A9502 saying they need the paper invoice for the drug on file, which seemed egregious. We called Medicare, who said to include the name of the drug, the dosage, and the...
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    Wiki billing 93306 and 93015

    Can echo 93306 and stress test 93015 be billed together during a office visit? Does require any modifier? It seems like insurance request medical record every time we bill these two together. thank you
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    Wiki Radiopharmaceutical localization of tumor. Help!

    Medicare denies pass through drug code Q9969 requesting a pass through procedure code. The main procedure billed on a claim is 77803 - localization of tumor. Claim is also billed with A9538 for technetium injection (Which is also denied). Is there a specific list of procedure codes that needs to...
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    Wiki ESE without resting echo

    The cardiologist I code for just started doing exercise stress echocardiograms without doing a complete resting echo. The echo tech does a quick baseline echo while the patient is at rest (no report is generated) then the tech does the stress echo while patient is on the treadmill. SUMMARY...
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    Wiki I.V. push during a pharmaceutical stress test

    During a pharmaceutical stress test the patient was given I.V. Persantine and Cardiolite. The patient developed a headache and nausea. Aminophylline was given intravenously and the headache and nausea discontinued. Can an I.V. push be coded for the Aminophylline? We understand that the...
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    • aminophylline i.v i.v. persantine stress test
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    • Forum: Cardiology
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