Last year I billed G0297 for low-dose CT when performing lung cancer screening. This year I’m getting an edit that this code is invalid. Did the code change?
When performing bilateral breast cyst aspirations, do we use 19000 and 19001 or 19000 x 2?
What are the requirements when ordering HCV screening and what are the guidelines for the frequency limit?
We are experiencing some confusion regarding our understanding of “peak flow” and code 94150. Do you have any tips for clarification?
What time can be used for infusion stop if the patient is in the clinic and has a negative reaction requiring inpatient admission?
I am still confused about the changes to the cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) codes made in 2020. Can you help me understand them better?
I’ve heard that CMS changed payment for high throughput testing, is this true? If yes, how so?
When should we report code 95813?
We have a patient who received 3 hours of IV hydration. During that time, the patient received 2 different drugs by intravenous push. Can the entire 3 hours of IV hydration be coded with the intravenous push injections?
Our radiologist interpreted a right upper and lower quadrant (RUQ and RLQ) ultrasound ordered by the ER physician. The spleen was not examined so we cannot code a 76700 exam. Is it appropriate to code 76705 twice and add a 59 modifier to the second one?
In the instance when more than one site in the same vessel is treated with percutaneous transluminal coronary thrombectomy (92973), is it appropriate to report for each site treated?
As a follow-up to last week’s question, should biventricular lead insertion into the coronary sinus be unsuccessful, what modifier would we use for coding 33224 and 33225 when reporting hospital outpatient claims?
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