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Counting the Number and Complexity of Problems Addressed
Would cervical and lumbar radiculopathy count as one or two problems and are they considered acute or chronic or stable or not stable on the table of risk?
Percutaneous Fracture Fixation
Our surgeon performed a closed reduction of a medial malleolar fracture with percutaneous fixation. There is no documentation of an open reduction, and we are unsure how to report this procedure.
Laparoscopic vs Percutaneous
What is the difference between laparoscopic and percutaneous procedures and how do we choose the correct CPT code for these?
Billing an E/M Service after Mohs when a repair is indicated
Our Mohs surgeons sometimes perform an adjacent tissue transfer or a flap after Mohs surgery. Since they decided to do the flap after Mohs, they want to bill an E/M service with Modifier 57. I don’t think this is correct. Can you help clarify?
Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
How do we code for intravascular ultrasound of lower extremity vessels? Can it be billed along with the placement of a lower extremity stent?
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