General Question for the Week of November 9, 2020
May an abdominal duplex scan (93975) be billed more than once in the same day?
May an abdominal duplex scan (93975) be billed more than once in the same day?
What are the documentation requirements when performing a microbubble ultrasound 76978/76979 and a diagnostic ultrasound 76705 during a liver biopsy? What verbiage is required to support performing/charging both in the report?
We have a referring physician that insists on ordering a unilateral screening mammogram on the same script as a unilateral diagnostic mammogram. Can you please advise as to the correctness of this order?
If we are billing only with the TC modifier for 77014 and the 76498 what are the documentation requirements?
When we perform a nuclear medicine thyroid scan and uptake using I 123 capsules are we allowed to charge the patient for the standard capsules?
The physician documented six follow-up angiograms during an embolization. How many may we report?
When the technique of a nuclear medicine exam states that a whole-body exam was performed, must the doctor document each area of the body, or may the doctor dictate any issues found and then state “remainder of whole-body scan was unremarkable”?
A progress note from our nurse practitioner (NP) indicated that she was called by nursing to see a patient due to “unequal pupils.” The NP ordered a CT/CTA to rule out associated dissection or blood clot post angiogram earlier today. Would it be correct to assign a diagnosis code for unequal pupils as primary?
What time can be used for an infusion stop if the patient is in the clinic and has a negative reaction requiring inpatient admission?
If an infusion is stopped because the patient is having an adverse reaction to a drug, can we still charge for the infusion?
Can a subcutaneous injection of insulin administered to a patient be billed?
If an IV antibiotic was administered but the MAR only contains the time the infusion started, can we charge for an IV push?
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