Laboratory Question for the Week of July 19, 2021
MedLearn Publishing
July 18, 2021
What is the payment status indicator of P9050?
What is the payment status indicator of P9050?
What is meant by the term, “independent workstation,” in the descriptors for CPT codes 76376, 3D rendering with interpretation and reporting of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or other tomographic modality with image postprocessing under concurrent supervision; not requiring image postprocessing on an independent workstation, and 76377, 3D rendering with interpretation and reporting of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or other tomographic modality with image postprocessing under concurrent supervision; requiring image postprocessing on an independent workstation?
If the doctor did an ultrasound of the abdomen to evaluate for ascites, would that be an unlisted code or 76705? He looked at the entire abdomen but did not document the elements required for 76700.
Can we use modifier 76 to indicate repeat laboratory services?
Where do we find the revenue code to put on our hospital claim for a Swan Ganz catheter used when a right heart catheterization is performed?
How should respiratory therapy bill for ventilation management provided in the emergency department?
What is the code for reporting BiPAP?
Can you please tell me if we can bill 93356 myocardial strain imaging on the facility side?
Are we able to bill for both A9539 and A9540 radiopharmaceutical codes when a ventilation and perfusion scan is performed? Medicare is denying the A9539 code. If not, which codes should we be billing?
Interventional radiology has long been filled with complex procedures with non- thrombolytic agent administration being one area of challenge. Reviewing the fundamentals of 61650–61651 are
Can we link the 36415 code for venipuncture per test?
How do we bill for an echocardiogram when we use your product Lumason? We are not a hospital and everything I can find says Q9950 can only be billed with the C codes for the hospital.
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