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General Question for the Week of August 17, 2020

MedLearn Publishing August 15, 2020

We are wondering if you would provide some guidance regarding the use of CPT code 77071 – ‘Manual application of stress performed by a physician or other qualified health care professional for joint radiography…’? When stress imaging of a joint is performed, in order to charge for 77071 (as well as the joint /anatomic site and # of views) is it necessary that the report specifically document who applied the stress, similar to the ultrasound of infant hips with manipulation (76885)?

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Cardiology Question for the Week of August 17, 2020

MedLearn Publishing August 15, 2020

How is the following scenario coded? A patient undergoes angioplasty and bare-metal stenting of a distal LC lesion through a vein graft followed by the placement of a separate drug-eluting stent in the proximal native vessel via separate access.

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General Question for the Week of August 10, 2020

MedLearn Publishing August 8, 2020

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?

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General Question for the Week of July 27, 2020

MedLearn Publishing July 25, 2020

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?

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