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    Wiki billing 32480 with 64620?

    64620 (destruction of intercostal nerve) is a CCI edit 1 with CPT 34280 (lobectomy), but can’t find any information re: under what circumstances is a modifier 59 appropriate? MD cryo-ablated 4 nerves. The cardiothoracic coding companions “average procedure” description does not include...
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    Wiki eye skin tag/eye skin lesion

    Can anyone review this and tell me what codes you get? The physician wants to use 11200 for procedure 1 and 11440 for procedure 2. The path report shows fibroepithelial polyp for both of these procedures. I would just like to see what others get for these. PREOP DIAGNOSIS:1. lesion on left...
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    Wiki Exploration upper extremity-HELP!

    Hi there, Doctor did an exploration of the RT Upper Extremity thinking there would be a mass that he would excise. When he got in there he found that it was dilation of vein that was adherent to deeper structures. He closed it and is referring the patient to a vascular surgeon. I am not sure how...
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    Wiki Strain upper back

    Does any one know the ICD-10 Code for "upper back strain" (thoracic area)? I see one for cervical area and lower back. Thank you!
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    Wiki Physical Therapy Timed Codes

    Brand new to P/T world. I've done my research but am still questioning the proper documentation required. Which is the proper way to have daily therapy documented. If the provider does not have "total treatment time" as shown below, is it acceptable to code and bill: 97110: therapeutic...
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    Wiki icd-10 melanoma

    How do you code intradural leptomeningeal melanoma of the upper cervical spine? Thanks
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    Wiki partial nephrectomy with adrenelctomy

    Good morning everybody, i have a patient with ADRENAL cancer, INVADING THE UPPER POLE OF LT KIDNEY .... so the surgeon performed LT ADRENALECTOMY +PARTIAL UPPER POLE NEPHRECTOMY do i need to assign 60540 with 50240? or adrenelctomy is bundled into nephrectomy? I know that adrenelctomy is...
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