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Coding for Vascularized Pericranial Graft
Can we code for harvest of vascularized pericranial graft during a left temporal craniotomy for resection of epidural abscess? If so what code should I use?
Inpatient E/M Coding
I did an inpatient consultation and coded 99253 (non-Medicare). I did not need to follow the patient, so I signed off. They asked me to re-consult a week later. What is the code for a re-consult?
Billing E/M Visits During the Global Period
Can I bill different diagnosis codes for conditions/problems when seeing a patient in the hospital after surgery, but during the stay of a major surgery?
Billing Additional Pre-op Visit
Since we have to bring the patients back in for COVID testing and H&P for Joint Commission, can we bill for this visit even though it’s another pre-op visit?
OATS Procedure Humeral Head
Our surgeon will be performing an OATS procedure with allograft on the humeral head. Will you advise on what CPT code we should report?
Billing for Multiple Embolectomies
How do we code multiple embolectomies of the aorta when using 34201? Do we code units by the number removed?
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