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Cardiology Coding Alert
2002 Newsletter
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
Cardiology Coding Alert
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
Published on Tue Oct 01, 2002
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Cardiology Coding Alert
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PET Coverage Varies by Scanner Type
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Separate Diagnoses Key to Concurrent Care Claims
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Emphasize Expertise to Increase Concurrent Care Pay
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CCI Update:
Version 8.3 Alters Cardiology Injection Coding
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ICD-9 Codes for 2003 Require CHF Scrutiny
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Patient Right Renal Artery
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...]
Reader Question:
Postangiogram Admit
Question: One of our patients had an office consultation (99215, Office or other outpatient visit [...]
Reader Question:
Aortogram With Run-Off and Stenting
Question: One of our cardiologists did an aortogram with run-off and stenting of the ostial [...]
Reader Question:
Assist for A-Fib Ablation
Question: What documentation is required to bill "assistant at surgery" for a-fib ablation procedures? These [...]
Reader Question:
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Question: My department is interested in doing carotid intimal medial thickness measurements to assess cardiovascular [...]
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
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