General Question for the Week of March 20, 2017
What is the purpose of the Medicare CERT program?
What is the purpose of the Medicare CERT program?
If we perform a left-sided atrial fibrillation (a-fib) ablation (93456) and then, after diagnostic maneuvers, we get an atrial flutter on the right side and ablate that, would code 93655 also be reported?
When it comes to panels, does Medicare allow labs to substitute one test for another?
Have the codes to report presumptive drug tests changed this year?
May I report MRI and MRA of the brain during the same session?
Are the CPT codes for patient-initiated spirometric recording covered by Medicare and/or private payers?
Can you provide any tips for conducting chart audits?
The patient presents for a diagnostic left heart catheterization (LHC), left ventriculogram and selective coronary angiography. The physician determines that hemodynamic assessment should be performed before and after exercise to assist in the clinical diagnosis. The patient is given a pair of 2.5-pound dumbbell weights then asked to exercise by extending the arms and bringing the arms with the weights to their chest. The patient exercises for three to five minutes. Does this type of exercise meet the criteria for billing code 93464?
How often can preventive screening tests be performed for Medicare patients?
Does Medicare separately pay for drugs used during procedures?
What key words need to be in the radiology report to assign a CTA code?
Can you provide any guidance as to when it is appropriate to assign a modifier to a CPT code for RT?
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