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Aapoland replied to the thread Wiki Reporting COMPLEX closure.You are correct on both accounts. 20103 is exploration without repair. The tendon repair codes by nature are going to include any type of closure UNLESS the code description, parenthetic notes or section guidelines state differently. I believe...
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Jjuliefaulkner reacted to jademound's post in the thread Wiki Cervical Disc Disorders - still coding to most superior level? with
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I found the answer so I thought I would post. Per the 3M Coder's Desk Reference, "The codes in this category distinguish between high cervical, midcervical, and cervicothoracic regions. When the condition affects overlapping sites, the... -
CHey everyone. I noticed an old thread from 2009 regarding amiodarone keratopathy, and I wanted to see how others are coding it. I know my providers explained to me that it creates deposits on the cornea. In which case I believe the only...
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Tthiyagarajan posted the thread Wiki Fever with High Temperature Reading for Deriving Diagnosis component in Medical Coding General Discussion.Fever with a high temperature reading of 100.6°F can contribute to classifying the diagnosis component as moderate. However, according to guidelines, general systemic symptoms—such as fever, chills, and headache—should not be factored into this...
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Jjbaird replied to the thread Wiki Which HCPCS is used for Conray 60 for Arthrogram?.This was for an arthrogram injection into the shoulder joint followed by an MRI. I agree, I thought it was unusual. I was looking at Q9958 because of the 'up to 149', but not having seen Conray in about 20 years of coding arthrograms I wanted to...
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SShobihaaS replied to the thread Wiki Regarding Cervical Radicular Pain and Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease Coding.Thank you for the details explanation! Appreciate your help.
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PMy physician performed excision of varicose vein clusters in the left wrist. I get only CPT 37785 for excision of varicose vein clusters, but the code is restricted to leg and there is no code available for upper extremity. Is there any alternate...
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Mmfournier replied to the thread Wiki CPT 92537.Ok thanks for clarifying
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WWoakes73 replied to the thread Wiki ZELIS HELP!.Zelis is horrible to get any answer's as to why they do edit's, pricing, etc. Dealing with balance billing with them for the past two years has not been easy or fun. They can't even figure out how to use our claim number in their system so we can...
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WHi, so I am getting increasingly frustrated with Zelis coding denials. I keep getting "Procedure not compatible with diagnosis" denials. For example with closure gastrostomy surgery 43870, we are getting a denial for dx code K31.6 (fistula of...
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Nnatashalage replied to the thread Wiki Cracked IOL during cataract.Hello, I am not an expert but here is what i recall - in obgyn forum there was a similar question on IUD placement that got broken and the MD used a new one. The question was if we should code it for extra work/twice etc. and the answer was - not...
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Mmsreddoch replied to the thread Wiki 3M Built In Encoder.I use 3M for radiology coding and I spend more time correcting 3M mistakes than radiologist mistakes. With that being said I am going to give an explanation of how complex this program is and how it is tailored to your institution. If your having...
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Mmsreddoch replied to the thread Wiki Billing for reformatted CTs.No problem, that was a good question and hopefully, it helps others.
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Mmsreddoch replied to the thread Wiki Which HCPCS is used for Conray 60 for Arthrogram?.The HCPCS code for Conray 60 (iothalamate meglumine injection USP 60%), a high-osmolar contrast material, is Q9961: High osmolar contrast material, 250-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml Conray 60 contains 282 mg/mL of organically bound...
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CHello, Question, when billing 59409 does the admin, subsequent and hospital discharge codes get billed out or are they global to the 59409? I am kind of new to coding for deliveries and was always told that you can bill for these hospital codes...