General Question for the Week of July 10, 2023
Bryan Nordley
July 10, 2023
Can we report 90471 and 90473 together?
Can we report 90471 and 90473 together?
Interventional radiology coding can present significant challenges for coders and compliance professionals alike. One area that our experts identified as significantly complex and worthy of
Should screening mammography be delayed after a recent COVID-19 vaccination?
How is code 94762 reimbursed?
What is the correct code if a physician has ordered a CBC exclusively with no mention of a differential?
How should DES stents with lithotripsy be reported for facility coding since the C-codes are not listed as a primary intervention?
Can we use 96372 for allergen immunotherapy?
If the operative report states that the tracheobronchial tree was evaluated with a bronchoscope and that sterile saline washings were recovered and sent for culture and a cytologic examination was peformed, is 31622 correct?
Can you tell us more about the billing details for 85060 and whether we should include this code this in our hospital chargemaster?
Regarding pulmonary angiography coding, when a catheter is placed in the main pulmonary artery and an angiogram was performed with findings, we know this is considered nonselective. However, when a catheter was selected into RT and LT pulmonary arteries but no angiogram was performed before a thrombectomy was performed, what is the coding here? Should we code 75746, 36014RT, and 36014LT, or do we change 75746 to 75743 since they went selectively into RT and LT pulmonary arteries? Please clarify.
Am I understanding correctly that the Category III 0715T can only be used when a bare metal stent is placed?
Can we include the elapsing time between establishing vascular access and initiating the infusion, or the preparation time and post-monitoring time when reporting intravenous chemotherapy infusions?
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