Werecently performed a RHC and LHC on a patient that the physician had difficulty gaining access. therefore he used US Guidance for Vascular Access for the Vein and the Artery. All criteria was meet to code 76937. I was contacted by our RMD department stated the there 3M software program was not allowing 76937 to be charged with this procedure. They were getting a edit code:
Edit 37144-3M: Add-on procedure reported without base code.
I tried to explained that 93460 is the based code however they are saying they need to remove the 76937 code in order to bill.
Has anyone experienced this before or have any idea what base codes are allowed for cpt 76937.. I was under the impression that those cases that specially include US in the code like thelist in the CPT manual were the only ones you were not allow to code76937 with
Edit 37144-3M: Add-on procedure reported without base code.
I tried to explained that 93460 is the based code however they are saying they need to remove the 76937 code in order to bill.
Has anyone experienced this before or have any idea what base codes are allowed for cpt 76937.. I was under the impression that those cases that specially include US in the code like thelist in the CPT manual were the only ones you were not allow to code76937 with