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Cranial Tongs with ACDF
Are we able to report CPT code 20660 for the application of cranial tongs during an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedure? The surgeon documented the tongs were applied
Coding With 27193
My coder just said they deleted 27193 and replaced with 2 small no global period codes? Is that correct?
Trigger Point Bundling
A trigger point injection and a joint injection are bundled by Medicare. Does that mean I can’t bill both if I do both at the same encounter?
Coding Laparoscopic Resection
My doctor performed a laparoscopic resection of a pancreatic lesion. Can this be coded with the open code, since there is no laparoscopic code?
Irrigation and Drainage
There is some confusion in my office as what is the difference between a simple and complication irrigation and drainage (I&D) of an abscess. Can you help?
Septal Cartilage Graft and Septoplasty
My doctor did a septoplasty, CPT 30520, removed cartilage and fashioned it for a graft that he used in the surgical repair of vestibular stenosis, CPT 30465. Can we also code 20912 for…
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