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Stent vs. Embolization or Both
If the surgeon uses a covered stent and performs an embolization on a patient with a pseudoaneurysm, can we bill for both the stent and removal of the embolus?
Coding +34713
Can code 34713 for placement of a larger than 12 French sheath in endograft placement be reported with an open exposure of the same artery?
Denials for Initial Hospital Care and Observation E/M Codes: 2024
We are experiencing denials when we bill 99221-99223 and the place of service is observation (outpatient hospital). Are we doing something wrong?
E/M Coding for Emergency Surgery
Under the revised 2023 EM guidelines what E/M code would be supported for seeing a patient in the the ED for a ruptured abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) and taking them emergently to surgery for repair?
Medicare High Risk Criteria in Carotid Stenting
What does Medicare consider high risk to support a stent instead of a carotid endarterectomy (CEA)?
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