General Question for the Week of September 7, 2020
MedLearn Publishing
September 6, 2020
If an infusion is stopped because the patient is having an adverse reaction to a drug, can we still charge for the infusion?
If an infusion is stopped because the patient is having an adverse reaction to a drug, can we still charge for the infusion?
If instead, selective renal angiography is performed, can I submit selective catheterization codes (i.e., 36245) plus the supervision and interpretation (i.e., S&I) code for this procedure plus the cardiac cath code(s)?
Are there any updates to thorax coding for 2021?
Can a subcutaneous injection of insulin administered to a patient be billed?
What code is reported for arterial specimen collection and what status indicator applies?
Is it ever possible to assign two primary FNA biopsy codes at the same session?
Do you have any tips for reporting the pacemaker replacement of a pulse generator with one or more right-sided leads that are also inserted? We are confused about the proper code selection.
Can you report fluoroscopic guidance and ultrasonic guidance separately for electrophysiology studies?
If an IV antibiotic was administered but the MAR only contains the time the infusion started, can we charge for an IV push?
What type of bill must be assigned for screening mammograms?
We did an ultrasound on a patient who has a lump externally in the epigastric region. What code should be assigned?
Are fraction time amounts or rounding up allowed when reporting code 94781?
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