Laboratory Question for the Week of August 9, 2021
MedLearn Publishing
August 8, 2021
How do we report semi/quantitative in situ hybridization (tissue or cellular) performed by computer-assisted technology?
How do we report semi/quantitative in situ hybridization (tissue or cellular) performed by computer-assisted technology?
Vascular embolization can prove challenging for many coders. Knowing the fundamentals of vascular embolization is important for successful CPT® coding. By gaining better comprehension of
If we bill an electronic compatibility test on the same claim with CPT 86920 will this trigger an edit?
Can we bill code 94799 for oxygen?
How is the following scenario coded? A patient undergoes angioplasty and bare-metal stenting of a distal LC lesion through a vein graft followed by the placement of a separate drug-eluting stent in the proximal native vessel via a separate access.
If you do the AHG technique, do you report all three of the codes, or just 86922?
If “MIP” is stated within the documentation, is that enough to support billing for 3D post-processing? If so, if the location that performed the Technical Component of this exam was not part of the official registry and an independent group of radiologists interpreted and billed for the professional reads for these studies is the radiology group at risk of potentially having to reimburse CMS (Medicare) for the services related to this code?
How is the following scenario coded? A patient undergoes angioplasty and bare-metal stenting of a distal LC lesion through a vein graft followed by the placement of a separate drug-eluting stent in the proximal native vessel via a separate access.
Can we report codes 99453 or 99454 if monitoring is fewer than 16 days?
Our hospital is receiving an edit for CPT® 19285 stating that we need a device code. We use needles for breast localization. Is there an appropriate HCPCS code that I should be adding to the claim?
When should 36592 be assigned?
Instead of the diagnostic cardiac cath procedure described in question 8 and the subsequent TPM insertion, what if instead only a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was performed?
If a TPM is inserted/implanted at the same clinical session, can the TPM (i.e., CPT 33210) be coded for and modified in addition to the PCI code?
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