Respiratory Question for the Week of February 19, 2018
In last week’s question and answer, you mentioned that venipuncture is commonly collected in the respiratory therapy department. What is the Medicare payment for this procedure?
In last week’s question and answer, you mentioned that venipuncture is commonly collected in the respiratory therapy department. What is the Medicare payment for this procedure?
We had a patient who presented with an uncontrollable nosebleed, and the physician performed angiography of the external carotid arteries. What code would be assigned?
Last week you said Pap smear rates would increase 1.10 percent this year. What does that equate to in dollars and cents?
When a patient comes in for a cancer chemo injection, can we be paid for the visit too?
Is 93567 the appropriate code for the evaluation of an aortic dissection without a cardiac catheterization?
Is Q5102 still the code to assign for an injection of the biosimilar infliximab?
If we have an ultrasound of the back (soft tissue) or any part of the body (not including head, neck or extremities), we use code 76999—unlisted ultrasound procedure (e.g., diagnostic, interventional). We have one today looking at a mass on the soft tissue area of the T-spine. Last week we had a soft tissue of the chest. Just making sure there is not another code you feel we should be using.
When we perform venipuncture, what code do we report?
What is the annual update for local lab fees this year?
How do I request a change in the MUE value for a CPT® code?
The patient had a right breast ultrasound, and we billed the following CPT® code with
modifier -RT:
76641 Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; complete
The insurer denied this claim due to the modifier. Doesn’t the breast ultrasound require a modifier?
Will Medicare separately pay for any of the codes assigned for specimen collection?
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