General Question for the Week of November 9, 2020
MedLearn Publishing
November 7, 2020
May an abdominal duplex scan (93975) be billed more than once in the same day?
May an abdominal duplex scan (93975) be billed more than once in the same day?
Can we report 95782 if CPAP is applied during the PSG?
If a film is obtained to verify the position of the clip placed during a needle
localization procedure, can we bill this with the unilateral mammogram
code 77065?
Can I report 33274 with 93453?
How many times can 76881 or 76882 be billed when multiple joints are scanned during the same patient encounter?
What is the purpose of an MWT?
What are the documentation requirements when performing a microbubble ultrasound 76978/76979 and a diagnostic ultrasound 76705 during a liver biopsy? What verbiage is required to support performing/charging both in the report?
What are the “additional artery” codes for revascularization in the femoral/popliteal territory?
The patient presents for a diagnostic left heart catheterization (LHC), left ventriculogram, and selective coronary angiography. The physician determines that hemodynamic assessment should be performed before and after exercise to assist in the clinical diagnosis. The patient is given a pair of 2.5-pound dumbbell weights then asked to exercise by extending
the arms and bringing the arms with the weights to their chest. The patient exercises for three to five minutes. Does this type of exercise meet the criteria for billing code 93464?
Can we use 94799 to report the reassessment of cardio/respiratory response of infants, and if so how must we support it?
We have a referring physician that insists on ordering a unilateral screening mammogram on the same script as a unilateral diagnostic mammogram. Can you please advise as to the correctness of this order?
Can you report radiologic examination codes 71045 and 71046 with 93503?
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