MelBarclay
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Dr spent an hour exploring the left side and could not locate the left parathyroid adenoma that had been seen on imaging, CPT 60500. The patient also had a known right thyroid mass. After exploring the left side and being unable to find the parathyroid adenoma he decided to move on to the known right thyroid mass and performed a right thyroidectomy, CPT 60220.
The facility says we can only bill the 60500 and that it included the exploration and thyroidectomy BUT since we have separate dx codes and they were performed on separate sides I was thinking that both could be billed. Any input on the correct billing or specific material that explains this would be greatly appreciated.