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There is an article in the AAPC cutting edge November 2013 issue: Gallbladder disease pg. 28-30.
On the bottome of page 30 there is a statement about what should be coded for a Laparoscopy Cholecystectomy with Cholangiography. The Author states that the correct way to bill it would be a 47563 and 74300-26. So this brings be to my question. Why would the author bill the 74300-26? All the information that I have found and read states that to bill the 74300-26 would be redundent and that its included in the code. I ask this because we have those who state that because it was stated here in this article that it must be ok to use, but alot of insurances (including medicare)-are rejecting this as already included.
Does anyone have anything or can point me in the direction of the information on why we would (or would not) bill the 74300 -26?
Thanks!
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Sheri Hermann, CPC, CPC-H
On the bottome of page 30 there is a statement about what should be coded for a Laparoscopy Cholecystectomy with Cholangiography. The Author states that the correct way to bill it would be a 47563 and 74300-26. So this brings be to my question. Why would the author bill the 74300-26? All the information that I have found and read states that to bill the 74300-26 would be redundent and that its included in the code. I ask this because we have those who state that because it was stated here in this article that it must be ok to use, but alot of insurances (including medicare)-are rejecting this as already included.
Does anyone have anything or can point me in the direction of the information on why we would (or would not) bill the 74300 -26?
Thanks!
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Sheri Hermann, CPC, CPC-H
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