Hello Fellow Codes,
I need help please -
Is anyone coding for this procedure? Are you getting reimbursed?
My surgeons have done 2; 1 BCBS & 1 Medicare (Oregon/Noridian). Both have been denied. We used cpt 43499 and compared it to 43280.
Now my surgeons want me to use cpt 43280. There is an article in Gen Surg Coding Alert, that alludes to appending mod-52 to the code in lieu of an unlisted code if the procedure that was done is less complex than the existing code. Has anyone any experience with this method?
I wonder whether cpt 43281 would work; the patient did have his hiatal hernia repaired at the same time. 43281 does not specifically state that the Nissen wrap was done laparoscopically, does it? And, no, telling the surgeons that they cannot do any procedures without a cpt code does not work either!
Any assistance or advice is appreciated!
Pat Kidd, CPC, CGSC
pkidd@samhealth.org
I need help please -
Is anyone coding for this procedure? Are you getting reimbursed?
My surgeons have done 2; 1 BCBS & 1 Medicare (Oregon/Noridian). Both have been denied. We used cpt 43499 and compared it to 43280.
Now my surgeons want me to use cpt 43280. There is an article in Gen Surg Coding Alert, that alludes to appending mod-52 to the code in lieu of an unlisted code if the procedure that was done is less complex than the existing code. Has anyone any experience with this method?
I wonder whether cpt 43281 would work; the patient did have his hiatal hernia repaired at the same time. 43281 does not specifically state that the Nissen wrap was done laparoscopically, does it? And, no, telling the surgeons that they cannot do any procedures without a cpt code does not work either!
Any assistance or advice is appreciated!
Pat Kidd, CPC, CGSC
pkidd@samhealth.org