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LCD Clarification
Does the LCD L33622 Pain Management - Injection of tendon sheaths, ligaments, ganglion cysts, carpal and tarsal tunnels apply to trigger finger injections? I am reading the LCD and the title but not seeing where it applies specifically to trigger finger questions.
How Do You Bill for H&P on the Same Date as an EVAR?
I saw a patient in the office, performed an examination, and scheduled an EVAR for the next week in the hospital. The day of surgery, the hospital requires that I document an H&P on the day of the procedure. Can I bill an E/M for the required H&P?
Pyogenic Granuloma
Hello! Could KZA clarify if the excision of a pyogenic granuloma (lobular capillary hemangioma) would be assigned to a code from the musculoskeletal or integumentary system? We have seen some conflicting information.
Sleep Endoscopy
Can I report a nasal endoscopy with a diagnostic drug induced sleep endoscopy?
Shoulder Capsulorrhaphy
I am looking for guidance regarding CPT codes 23462, 23465, 23466. I am not really finding anything. I have a provider that is doing honestly all three procedures. Per NCCI edits, it indicated that only 23466 should be charged. Is this because it says any type multi-directional? Does that mean this code would include multiple capsulorrhaphies? I am trying to figure out if only code 23466 should be charged, or if there are instances when more than one open capsulorrhaphy code could be charged? Thank you
Which unlisted code does KZA recommend?
Secondary Closure?
I’m a new coder, and my physician closed a fasciotomy wound. I’m unsure what to do with this, so I seek some much-needed guidance. I’m looking at 13160. The surgeon debrided tissue and closed the wound.
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