Laboratory Question for the Week of August 3, 2020
MedLearn Publishing
August 2, 2020
What code would I report for professional interpretation in molecular pathology?
What code would I report for professional interpretation in molecular pathology?
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?
If a temporary pacemaker (TPM) lead is inserted during a diagnostic heart cath, is it appropriate to charge for this lead placement if the patient does not leave the procedure room with it (the pacemaker lead)?
If you are coding a computed tomography (CT) with contrast exam, and the contrast amount and type is given within the technique, but the words “with IV contrast” are not specifically used, does this suffice for the with contrast requirements?
When performing diagnostic imaging, can we report codes 36215 to define catheter placement?
What if there is a cyst in each breast? How is this coded?
We received a patient from the ER who presented with severe pelvic pain. The HCG indicated pregnancy, but there was no intrauterine pregnancy so an ectopic is suspected. What is the correct code for this scenario?
How is the following scenario coded? A patient has an SVG anastomosed to the LC obtuse marginal (OM). Next, this graft “jumps” to the RC posterolateral branch. Through the vein graft, the OM lesion is treated with angioplasty and bare-metal stenting, and a second lesion in the posterolateral branch of the RC is treated with angioplasty and bare-metal stenting.
Is code 92973 the appropriate code for aspiration of a thrombus within a coronary vessel?
Can imaging of the arch (36221) be reported with the codes for carotid or vertebral angiography?
When the technique of a nuclear medicine exam states that a whole-body exam was performed, must the doctor document each area of the body, or may the doctor dictate any issues found and then state “remainder of whole-body scan was unremarkable”?
Whenever the topic of coding and billing for RT services comes up it’s only a matter of time before discussion turns to “it.” The one
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