General Question for the Week of October 5, 2020
MedLearn Publishing
October 3, 2020
The physician documented six follow-up angiograms during an embolization. How many may we report?
The physician documented six follow-up angiograms during an embolization. How many may we report?
May we bill separately for duplicative testing on the same bone marrow biopsy and bone marrow aspirate specimens?
What penalties is CMS imposing if a lab fails to comply with the new CLIA COVID requirements?
Can we unbundle the charge for applying CPAP when billing for polysomnography?
A progress note from our nurse practitioner (NP) indicated that she was called by nursing to see a patient due to “unequal pupils.” The NP ordered a CT/CTA to rule out associated dissection or blood clot post angiogram earlier today. Would it be correct to assign a diagnosis code for unequal pupils as primary?
Do you have any advice for billing oximetry trend studies?
Can we perform repeat organ and disease-oriented panel procedures on a single day of service?
I’ve heard the government wants submission of COVID-19 lab data via electronic health records, do you have any tips for reporting this?
What codes would I report for moderate sedation when performing spirometry for an infant?
Can you tell me what mistakes we should watch out for with ABNs?
When performing chemistry testing, if a specific analyte is not listed in the lab section of the CPT® book, where should we be looking?
What code is reported for arterial specimen collection and what status indicator applies?
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