General Question for the Week of October 30, 2023
If a patient had a G-tube, D-or J-tube, or G-J tube previously and needs a new one placed through a new access, would this be coded as a replacement?
If a patient had a G-tube, D-or J-tube, or G-J tube previously and needs a new one placed through a new access, would this be coded as a replacement?
What is an internal-external biliary drainage catheter?
How do you determine when to code a breast cyst aspiration or an FNA
biopsy of the breast?
What is the difference between codes 55700 and 55706? They both describe
needle biopsy of the prostate, how do you determine which to use?
How would you code when a radiologist is asked to create a new access, or
enlarge an existing access, for a urologist to perform subsequent endourologic
procedures?
What is an external biliary drainage catheter?
Are you prepared for the potential of declining reimbursement next year? CMS is once again targeting payments in the proposed PFS rule, which means the
How would you code when a radiologist is asked to create a new access, or enlarge an existing access, for a urologist to perform subsequent endourologic procedures?
What happens when a physician converts an external drainage catheter to an internal-external drainage catheter. Is this an exchange? Is there a code that describes this?
What are the “additional artery” codes for revascularization in the femoral/ popliteal territory?
Can extremity angiography codes 75710 and 75716 be assigned for selective and non-selective imaging?
How would a G-tube placement with an extension into the jejunum at the
same session be coded?
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