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What codes do we report for the technical component of flow cytometry tests for identifying a specific cell surface in 2024?

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A patient had two different gray-scale ultrasound exams (76536) completed at the same encounter; one for thyroid nodules and one to evaluate a soft-tissue

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What codes are used for reporting EEGs that are routine and what is the recording minute range for 2024?

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If a patient has rheumatoid arthritis and comes in for a methotrexate injection, do we use the chemotherapy injection code?

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2024 July PLA Codes Arrive

2024 July PLA Codes Arrive

The Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment contains a new series of PLA codes that

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Upper Extremity Interventional Radiology Coding

2024 Upper Extremity Interventional Radiology Coding

Covering imaging and interventional procedures performed in the upper extremities, this session will discuss the differences and nuances in code choices for angiography, angioplasty, atherectomy, embolization, infusion therapy and intravascular stenting (for both arterial and venous procedures) with guidance on when each code is appropriate to use, and how those code choices can change based on how the procedure is performed.

August 7, 2024
Abdominal Interventional Radiology Coding

2024 Abdominal Interventional Radiology Coding

Focusing on diagnostic imaging and interventional abdominal/visceral procedures, this session will discuss the nuances in code choices for a full range of services, including visceral component coding, aortic endograft procedures, with guidance on when each code is appropriate to use, and how those code choices can change based on how the procedure is performed.

September 11, 2024
Venous Studies Interventional Radiology Coding

2024 Venous Studies Interventional Radiology Coding

Covering venous imaging and interventional procedures, this session will discuss the differences and nuances in code choices with guidance on when each code is appropriate to use, how those code choices can change based on how the procedure is performed and examples explaining which codes are appropriate in different scenarios.

October 16, 2024
Pain Management Interventional Radiology Coding

2024 Pain Management Interventional Radiology Coding

Covering pain management IR procedures, this session will discuss the differences and nuances in code choices for a wide range of procedures including vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, sacroplasty, epidural steroid injections and blood patches, facet joint injections, neurolytic destruction and more; with guidance on when each code option is appropriate to use, documentation requirements and common areas of noncompliance.  The 4 new 2023 C codes created by CMS for ASCs, why they were created and who should or should not use them, will also be discussed.

November 6, 2024

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