Respiratory Question for the Week of May 15, 2017
Can we bill for RT when provided to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) patient?
Can we bill for RT when provided to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) patient?
Do Medicare payments associated with drug services include payment of the drug and injection of the drug?
When is the last program year for the PQRS?
If a patient is brought to the cardiac cath lab and only bypass grafts were visualized (for example, SVG [saphenous vein graft] to the right coronary artery [RCA], and SVG to the circumflex) with no native coronary arteries being injected or imaged, what is the appropriate CPT procedure code to charge?
Can modifier 33 be used for laboratory claims?
For 2017, can CPT code 75625 be used for the coding of non-selective angiography?
How many times per episode can we report 94640?
Our hospital coding and CDI professionals have noticed an increase in length and redundancy in clinical documents since we have implemented the electronic health record (EHR). For ex., some physician progress notes have exploded from three lines in a paper record to three or more pages in an electronic record with information being copied and pasted. Do you have any suggestions on ways to deal with this problem?
Will Medicare cover IVIG provided in a Medicare beneficiary’s home?
Can I bill codes 83721 and 80061 together?
What is the correct way to bill for a three-phase bone scan and a SPECT scan performed on the same day? My research indicates that if the three-phase scan is bundled into the SPECT scan, it can be billed with a modifier. Is this correct?
One of our cardiologists attempted to cannulate the right radial artery using ultrasound (US) guidance. He says the vessel was well-visualized, and the needle could be seen within the vessel, but there was no return of flow. After several attempts without success, he used the right femoral artery for the exam. Can we bill for the US guidance and the radial puncture?
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