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ER Visit Coding
What code do we charge for an ER visit when our physician was called to the ER by the ER doctor? The patient has Medicare.
Hartmann or Partial Colectomy
My surgeon performed all the components of a Hartmann procedure 44143 but did not create a colostomy. Can we use 44143 with a -52 modifier?
Catheterization Codes in Vascular Coding
Are there any vascular CPT codes that still allow separate reporting of selective and non-selective catheterization codes?
Acute versus Chronic Conditions for Office E/M Services
When determining if an illness is chronic versus acute is it based on how long the patient has had the condition or is it based on if the condition is considered a chronic or acute condition?
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS)
We are going to start doing this new procedure called High Intensity Focused Ultrasound to treat essential tremor and other tremors. I can’t find a CPT code for this procedure. Do we need to use an unlisted code?
Counting Problems Addressed for Medical Decision Making
If a patient has one stable chronic illness and one acute uncomplicated illness without systemic symptoms, can we “up” the level of Problems Addressed to Moderate?
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