Anesthesia Coding Alert
Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy
Question: Virginia Subscriber Answer: Your surgical code choices are 55875 (Transperineal placement of needles or catheters into prostate for interstitial radioelement application, with or without cystoscopy) and 55876 (Placement of interstitial device[s] for radiation therapy guidance [e.g., fiducial markers, dosimeter], prostate [via needle, any approach], single or multiple). Each of these surgical codes crosses to 00400 (Anesthesia for procedures on the integumentary system on the extremities, anterior trunk and perineum; not otherwise specified) and 00902 (Anesthesia for; anorectal procedure). Choose your codes based on the surgeon's approach.
Anesthesia Coding Alert
- Pain Management Corner:
Skip EMG Guidance Reporting for Piriformis Injection
Take these 2 easy steps to ensure correct coding You're stymied by a chart on [...] - Quick Reference:
Piriformis Syndrome Defined
Piriformis syndrome is a condition in which the piriformis muscle irritates the sciatic nerve, potentially [...] - Compliance Corner:
Track Locum Tenens Billing Carefully or Face Audits
Remember to use for MDs, not CRNAsA locum tenens physician may be a temporary addition [...] - Diagnosis Focus:
Apply This Real-Life Scenario to Use V Codes Effectively
Don't shy away when these codes can help your claimsIf you avoid ICD-9's V code [...] - You be the coder:
Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy
Question: What are the surgical and anesthesia codes for prostate cancer brachytherapy?Virginia SubscriberAnswer: Your surgical [...] - Reader Questions:
Choose Modifier Carefully for Dual Injections
Question: Our physician recently treated a patient in our office with olecranon bursitis in her [...] - Reader Questions:
Rely on Modifier QS, Not Moderate Sedation
Question: Would you explain the difference between MAC (monitored anesthesia care) and IV sedation? I [...] - Reader Questions:
Documentation Guides for Occipital Headache
Question: What diagnosis applies to an occipital headache? Should I code for just a regular [...] - Reader Questions:
Technique Sets Popliteal Fossa Block
Question: What procedure code applies to a popliteal fossa block in the ankle area for [...] - Reader Questions:
Age and Device Dictate PICC Coding
Question: How should I code a "PICC line forearm"?New Jersey SubscriberAnswer: CPT includes a range [...] - Reader Questions:
01968 Is for Complete C-Section, Not Partial Help
Question: When an anesthesiologist starts a labor epidural for a vaginal delivery and then a [...] - Reader Questions:
62263 Means Consecutive Days
Question: Code 62263's descriptor indicates for "two or more days." Must those be consecutive days? [...] - Reader Questions:
Payer Determines Marcaine Code
Question: Our payers have started denying J codes for Marcaine (bupivacaine). What are we doing [...] - Reader Questions:
Compare Sacrococcygeal Joint Injection to 20600
Question: How should we code sacrococcygeal joint injections?Idaho SubscriberAnswer: The sacrococcygeal joint is a small [...]
