Wiki 19380 and 19350

[ebirgitt]

Hello,
When I began coding for plastics I was told that you should not bill 19380 (breast reconstruction revision and 19350 nipple/areola reconstruction. Per CCI there are no bundling issues and I checked one of our local carriers CCE and found no edits either.
Can you bill 19350 and 19380 separately when performed at the same encounter on the same breast?
Any input is greatly appreciated
Birgitt

 

[docndent]

I have and there hasn't been a payment issue.

 

[ebirgitt]

Thank you!! What region are you in? Just curious to see if we have the same carriers.

 

[smfinch]

Our office does bill both of these codes in the same setting as well without a problem. We are based in Arkansas.