Cardiology Coding Alert
Multiple Procedures Don't Always Mean Multiple Codes
Cardiology Coding Alert
- Attack This Arteriogram, Angioplasty Scenario and Come Out Coding Both Services
See which catheter placement code you should use based on access site Your cardiologist performed [...] - You Be the Expert:
Does Pacemaker Placement Route Matter?
Question: I have an operative report for a dual pacemaker implant in which the cardiologist [...] - Pay Attention to 5-Year Rule for Cardiovascular Screens
ABN protects you if patient forgets last screening date Medicare patients who report to your [...] - Follow These 5 Routes to Modifier 22 Claim Success
You decide which services warrant the effort associated with modifier 22 Catch-22: If you’re [...] - Reader Question:
Don't Let Runoff Studies Run Away With You
Question: When coding for a right and left lower extremity arterial runoff, should I use [...] - Reader Question:
Examine Cause for AICD Code
Question: An older male patient presented in our cardiology office complaining that his defibrillator was [...] - Reader Question:
Home In on Ultratag Kit HCPCS code
Question: What is the HCPCS code for an Ultratag kit that a provider will use [...] - Reader Question:
Think You Can Report 2 E/Ms? Think Again
Question: A patient who was not feeling well came into the office, and the physician [...] - Reader Question:
Multiple Procedures Don't Always Mean Multiple Codes
Question: Our cardiologist's op report lists the following services: 1. removal of atrial and ventricular [...] - Reader Question:
Get Your Lead Codes Straight
Question: What code should I use for the removal of a CS lead? Code 33226 [...] - Reader Question:
Avoid Applying ICD-9 Codes Without Documentation
Question: My cardiologist documented the patient's hypertension as "uncontrolled." Does that mean that I should [...]
