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Post-Op Anterior Cervical Wound Abscess
How do I code for repair of wound dehiscence with deep abscess status post ACDF (anterior cervical discectomy, decompression and fusion)? I looked at 22010 but that’s for a posterior
Modifier 78: Global Period Impact
We have a patient who had knee surgery and required a return to the operating suite for treatment of a complication during the global period. We will bill the second surgery with a
Abdominal Fat Pad Core Biopsy
We did an abdominal fat pad biopsy for primary cutaneous Amyloidosis. Would 49180 or 11104 be the appropriate code for this?
Coding a Hand Assisted Laparoscopy
The surgeon described the procedure as a ‘hand assisted laparoscopy” He brought part of the bowel outside of the body for evaluation. Does this convert the procedure to open?
Tissue Expander Exchange with Breast Reconstruction Revision
At the time of the second stage tissue expander exchange, my plastic surgeon wants to bill 19380 for either liposuction, removing excess scar tissue, removing redundant excess skin or…
Trigger Finger Injection
Which CPT code is used 20550 or 20551 for a trigger finger /A1 pulley injection?
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