Respiratory Question for the Week of December 25, 2017
What are the OPPS rates for new codes 94617 and 94618 for exercise and stress testing?
What are the OPPS rates for new codes 94617 and 94618 for exercise and stress testing?
If I receive a bundling message that says something is included in a service billed on the same day and I do not find evidence of this edit in the latest version update of the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI), who should I ask about this denial?
What is the appropriate CPT® code for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) internal auditory canals (IACs)?
If a drug we have used is packaged by Medicare for payment, do we have to report it on our claims?
I have a patient who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) dual-chamber device from company A. During the defibrillation threshold testing (DFT) phase, the device would not convert the patient from ventricular fibrillation, and rescue shocks were performed. The patient returned the following day and a new ICD generator from company B was inserted. This device has a higher joule output that will allow the patient to be converted from the arrhythmia.
Can I assign the following CPT® code for an ICD generator change?
33263 Removal of implantable defibrillator pulse generator with replacement of implantable defibrillator pulse generator; dual lead system
Do you know whether the rates for Part B covered drugs have decreased or increased for 2018?
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)?
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