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Blood Patch with Epidural
My anesthesiologist had to perform a blood patch on a patient who received an epidural the day before. Can we bill for this?
Excision External Ear
I did a partial excision of the left ear wedge with a layered closure. Can I code 69110 and a complex repair code since 69110 says “simple repair”?
Intraoperative Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring with Thyroidectomy Procedures
Are we able to bill for laryngeal nerve monitoring with thyroidectomy procedure?
Seroma after Breast Reconstruction
During the post-operative global period following breast reconstruction the patient presents with a seroma. Can I bill for the seroma excision and also bill for an office visit since…
Coding a Diverting Ileostomy with a Low Anterior Resection/Low Pelvic Anastomosis Partial Colectomy
Instead of a colostomy as described in the laparoscopic CPT codes 44208 or the open code, 44146, my doctor does a diverting ileostomy. We have been billing the primary codes 44145 or
Genicular Nerve RFA
I’m new to coding. What code would I use for radiofrequency ablation of the genicular nerve?
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