Respiratory Question for the Week of December 18, 2017
For 2018, should we continue to use 94620 for pulmonary stress testing?
For 2018, should we continue to use 94620 for pulmonary stress testing?
In the inpatient and outpatient charge data, what is the difference between “average charges” and “average total payments”?
What is the ICD-10-CM code for lymphoma of the breast?
For 2018, what codes should be used for drug-of-abuse testing?
If a temporary pacemaker lead is inserted during a diagnostic heart cath, is it appropriate to charge for this lead placement if the patient does not leave the procedure room with it (the pacemaker lead)?
Can a biopsy code (i.e., CPT® code 31237 for nasal/sinus endoscopy) be reported with the removal nasal/sinus endoscopy code (i.e., CPT code 31255)?
Is the 2018 ASP file available yet?
Do anatomic considerations enter into CMS’s decision on the number of MUEs?
Is there a good reference regarding what designates deep versus superficial bone biopsy? The code descriptions give some examples but other bones I’m not sure about.
When will CMS make a decision about whether to go ahead with the new, but inadequate, CLFS rates?
If a physician begins a cholecystectomy procedure using a laparoscopic approach but has to convert the procedure to an open abdominal approach, which approach would be reported?
Is the coding of a diagnostic cardiac catheterization different based on the access into the body, for example: radial versus femoral artery?
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