ICD-9 code 161.2 for Malignant neoplasm of subglottis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF RESPIRATORY AND INTRATHORACIC ORGANS (160-165).
Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.
View the ICD-9 code's corresponding Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). In a click, verify the DRG, its IPPS allowable, length of stay, and more. Protect your facility's payments by subscribing to DRG Coder.
Hi BRRBRR,
Look on pgs. 161 and 167 in CPT manual yr 2022 I d use one of the CPT codes 22849 to 22855. This also depends on how surgery done on stomach or side per surgeon notes. The code 0221T is ... [ Read More ]
The Medicare fee schedule is based on the RBRVS (Resource-Based Relative Value Scale). Every CPT code has a RVU (relative value unit) that is a measure of how much work goes into it (in the simplest ... [ Read More ]
My fellow coder and I are thinking that the MDM for this visit only supports a 99212. Does anyone have a different thought and reason why it may be higher?
Thank you
[B]Primary Provider:
CC: [/B]d... [ Read More ]
Any suggestions on the coding for the physician on this case?
Procedures:
1. LV catheter placement in the left ventricle with left ventriculography and hemodynamic measurements
2. Left main, LAD and... [ Read More ]
[b]E&M or Eye Codes[/b]
Here is something I found that might help with your question.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
[U][B]E&M or Eye Code: Which to Choose[/B]?... [ Read More ]
The exact start and stop times are needed, but to give you a rough idea this is what could be charged see below.
Docetaxel IV G: 55 mg
55 mg (25 mg/m2; BSA: 2.24 m2 = 56 mg) intravenously Piggyba... [ Read More ]
If any of you came to the meeting on April 21st, we had a recruiter there from SNI. He is looking for coders for jobs in the Fort Worth & Dallas area. His company is willing to take both CPC's and CPC... [ Read More ]
Can someone help me with this procedure coding? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Melissa Harris, CPC
PROCEDURE: Bilateral DIGITAL NERVE BLOCK
DIAGNOSIS:
729.2 - Neuralgia Neuritis & Radi... [ Read More ]