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    Wiki Blood Pressure Check - Level 1 Office Visit

    For patient that would come in per a providers order for a blood pressure check, we charge a level one office visit. The nurse input notes in the EHR system with the reading. Now I am told we are not longer going to bill for this service. The nurses are still going to input notes into the EHR...
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    Wiki Right Heart Cath with Endomyocardial Biopsy

    Hi, Can someone please help me confirm if it is ok to add modifier 59 to 93451 in this particular situation? Our physicians do dozens of these procedures and I would like another opinion. I have included the pertinent portion of a sample procedure. RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION AND...
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    Wiki non pressure and pressure ulcers

    i know this may sound like a dumb question but i just want to clarify....does the physician have to document "pressure ulcer" if they are documenting the stage? also when they are documenting a non pressure ulcer and saying it is partial thickness or full thickness is this ok? or do they have to...
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    Wiki Pressure Ulcers

    Hello coding friends, My issue is with the location of the pressure ulcer. The Dx goes as follows: Two Stage 1 pressure ulcers in gluteal cleft: Two ulcers 0.5 cm across in gluteal cleft, surrounded by white skin 1 cm across. Any help would be greatly appreciated Happy New Year!
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