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I attended a cardiology consultant meeting that some of my doctors set up last night. During the meeting some things were said that I believe to be incorrect and I would love other's opinions on this. Here's an example:
Pt comes into ED with Acute MI, cardiology is asked to to take over care due to the MI. Pt brought to cath lab emergent and found during cath to have occlusion in LD and RC. Pt has renal failure, so dr decided to limit the amount of contrast and only stents RC and schedules the pt 2 weeks out to come back for stent to the LD. The pt is stable and with no new symptoms during the 2nd stent placement......
Now, I've always understood this 2nd stent to be a "staged" procedure. Some of my docs don't understand this from a billing standpoint and they are turning in for me to bill another LHC which I do not. During this meeting last night, I asked the consultant this very question. I was told that I could bill for the 2nd LHC and add mod -58. I do not agree to this.
I attended a cardiology consultant meeting that some of my doctors set up last night. During the meeting some things were said that I believe to be incorrect and I would love other's opinions on this. Here's an example:
Pt comes into ED with Acute MI, cardiology is asked to to take over care due to the MI. Pt brought to cath lab emergent and found during cath to have occlusion in LD and RC. Pt has renal failure, so dr decided to limit the amount of contrast and only stents RC and schedules the pt 2 weeks out to come back for stent to the LD. The pt is stable and with no new symptoms during the 2nd stent placement......
Now, I've always understood this 2nd stent to be a "staged" procedure. Some of my docs don't understand this from a billing standpoint and they are turning in for me to bill another LHC which I do not. During this meeting last night, I asked the consultant this very question. I was told that I could bill for the 2nd LHC and add mod -58. I do not agree to this.