General Question for the Week of May 20, 2024
Bryan Nordley
May 20, 2024
What is the code for reporting BiPAP?
What is the code for reporting BiPAP?
Is the time spent weaning a patient off ventilation separately billable?
When coding for real-time and Doppler studies on the arteries of bilateral lower extremities using codes 93925 and 93926, what considerations should be taken into account regarding the extent of the scan and when evaluating arterial bypass within the lower extremity?
How does the OCE help in processing hospital claims related to Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs)?
Can ultrasound guidance code 76942 be used multiple times during a liver biopsy for a biopsy of multiple separate and identifiable lesions?
What is the NCCI and how does it impact coding?
If a patient has rheumatoid arthritis and comes in for a methotrexate injection, do we use the chemotherapy injection code?
If a practitioner orders a complete abdominal echo (76700) and the patient’s gallbladder has been removed, would we then charge for a limited (76705)?
We received a patient from the ER who presented with severe pelvic pain. The HCG indicated pregnancy, but there was no intrauterine pregnancy so an ectopic is suspected. What is the correct code for this scenario?
Can we report medically necessary hydration in addition to blood transfusion?
In 2024, a wave of new CPT® code changes swept charge masters, delivered by the American Medical Association (AMA), officially effective at the start of
We use 96360 and 96361 for hydration fluids administered in radiology. These codes often edit against the CT procedure code. What modifier would you recommend when coding for services provided in a hospital radiology dept?
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