dballard2004
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Pre-op Clearance
I know this issue has been debated to death on these forums, but I have a question regarding pre-operative clearance.
This patient came in for pre-op clearance for cataract surgery. We received a request from the surgeon for the clearance. This patient had not been seen since '09 and had not had an EKG since '05. We performed the pre-operative exam and performed the EKG. This patient has no chronic conditions that are listed, it was just a pre-operative clearance.
How do we report this? Would we report a consult code (this is non-Medicare), an office/outpatient E/M code, or the surgery code with modifier 56 (as has been suggested on this forum before)? I see this as a screening since there are no chronic condtions involved, but I would like others opinions. Thanks.
I know this issue has been debated to death on these forums, but I have a question regarding pre-operative clearance.
This patient came in for pre-op clearance for cataract surgery. We received a request from the surgeon for the clearance. This patient had not been seen since '09 and had not had an EKG since '05. We performed the pre-operative exam and performed the EKG. This patient has no chronic conditions that are listed, it was just a pre-operative clearance.
How do we report this? Would we report a consult code (this is non-Medicare), an office/outpatient E/M code, or the surgery code with modifier 56 (as has been suggested on this forum before)? I see this as a screening since there are no chronic condtions involved, but I would like others opinions. Thanks.
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