General Question for the Week of July 29, 2024
Bryan Nordley
July 29, 2024
Can you charge an XS modifier with IVP drug administration codes?
Can you charge an XS modifier with IVP drug administration codes?
Which codes do we report for the stenting within each branch of a major coronary artery?
Can we report 93922 for an ABI as a stand-alone procedure?
If a patient has rheumatoid arthritis and comes in for a methotrexate injection, do we use the chemotherapy injection code?
A patient had two different gray-scale ultrasound exams (76536) completed at the same encounter; one for thyroid nodules and one to evaluate a soft-tissue lump on the patient’s jawline. Can we bill for both of these exams separately?
What do we code for soft tissue ultrasound?
What time can be used for infusion stop if patient is in the clinic and has a negative reaction requiring inpatient admission?
How is IABP performed?
What is an IABP, and why is it used?
Can a subcutaneous injection of insulin administered to a patient be billed?
If left and right ultrasound exams for pleural effusions is performed, is it appropriate to report two units of code 76604? The code description states “includes mediastinum,” does that make it a unilateral or bilateral code?
If an IV antibiotic was administered but the MAR only contains the time the infusion started, can we charge for an IV push?
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