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Using PAs and NPs as Scribes
Our group is really having a difficult time getting all of the medical record information into the computer. Is it okay to use our PAs and NPs as scribes when they have some down time?
Intervertebral Device 22853
I code for a neurosurgeon and he insists that I bill the cage code, 22853, for each interspace. However, the CPT book lists as cage(s) therefore our thinking is that no matter how many…
Total Thyroidectomy and Reimplantation of Parathyroids
My doctor did a total thyroidectomy and reimplanted one of the parathyroid glands into the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Can I code 60512 in addition to 60240?
Coding a Vena Cava Thrombectomy with a Urologist Co-Surgeon
A urologist asked me to clear the thrombus and repair the vena cava during a radical nephrectomy for tumor resection. What code should I use?
Billing for Pre-Op H&P Visit
Hospitals require that we do an H&P within 30 days of taking a patient to the OR. If this visit is more than 48 hours prior to surgery, is that a billable visit?
Corpectomy Denial
We submitted an op note at the request of a payer (not Medicare) and they denied the corpectomy code we billed, 63081 with the fusion code, saying the documentation doesn’t support it. …
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