General Question for the Week of December 21, 2020
MedLearn Publishing
December 20, 2020
What must be included in the report to determine the difference between fetal biophysical profile codes 76818 and 76819?
What must be included in the report to determine the difference between fetal biophysical profile codes 76818 and 76819?
Can we report 33222 with complex repair codes from the Integumentary System?
What HCPCS codes describe respiratory therapy rehabilitation services?
Is there a code for PET/CT for calcium scoring?
If our doctor interprets an echocardiogram performed at the hospital, do we add modifier 26 to the echo code?
Does the modified barium swallow code 74230 include scout films?
Is there a CPT® code for oxygen?
We perform cardiac PET scanning at our facility. After cardiologists read the initial exam, the CT images are stripped and sent to a radiologist to read and he generates an additional report. We do not have a charge for the CT radiologist’s component. Is there a CPT® that would allow that?
I am finding that payers will not cover 76805 if 76801 has already been billed. Do you know why that is?
Do you have any tips when reporting an injection/aspiration under ultrasound guidance?
An interventional cardiologist places three drug-eluting stents, one in the left circumflex and another in the obtuse marginal branch. A third DES stent is deployed within the left anterior descending coronary artery. Do you have any recommendations for reporting?
Can 31632 be reported multiple times if multiple biopsies are performed?
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