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[COLOR=rgb(0, 168, 133)][B]Question.. I code for a urologist and he came in at the end of the surgery below to place a foley catheter. The note below was dictated by the primary surgeon (not my urolog... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="lcouto, post: 500137, member: 212874"]
Would this be coded as 36573 or 36556? One of girls feels it should be the first code but I am thinking that it should be the second... Thanks for your h... [ Read More ]
Would this be coded as 36573 or 36556? One of girls feels it should be the first code but I am thinking that it should be the second... Thanks for your help
Procedures Performed
CENTRAL VENOUS C... [ Read More ]
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. These are not my favorites--does anyone know of any coding books where congenital heart coding is taught?
INDICATIONS FOR CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION: Hemo... [ Read More ]
Wow i am still confused im sorry first they say this which makes me think i can bill a 99223 for a consult
The principal physician of record will append modifier “-AI” Principal Physician of Recor... [ Read More ]
Workers compensation varies from state to state - I would suggest putting your state in the thread title to increase the chance that you'll catch the eye of another biller in your area.
It looks like... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="lexvcarter, post: 485405, member: 598527"]
I broke it down paragraph by paragraph.
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[*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][I][SIZE=3]"Midline incision was made extending the old incision slig... [ Read More ]
I broke it down paragraph by paragraph.
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[*][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][I][SIZE=3]"Midline incision was made extending the old incision slightly distally and slightly proximally. Midline fasc... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 484872, member: 164618"]
#3 is worded that I would interpret as add all the sizes, and use 1 code. The lesion excisions are not added together. They are coded individually.
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[*][B][U]G8417 (HCPCS)[/U][/B] - Body mass index, or BMI, classifies individuals on the basis of their weight as underweight, normal weight, or obese. [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]The provider r... [ Read More ]