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Q: (Port and Catheter Status Codes – these are V codes). What ICD-9 codes are used to report that a patient has a port for receiving medications (antibiotics, chemotherapy, infusions, etc.)? Not the CPT codes for placement of port. Also, …
Alicia:  Good, OK. This first question that we’re doing is on the 2015 G codes. Q: (2015 G-Codes) I was wondering if you are aware of Medicare not approving many of the new 2015 CPT codes? They will be continuing …
Laureen: Let’s see what questions we have on the chat. So, Sylvia, while we were conducting the webinar was trying to pull some of the key questions from the chat to be able to share here. These are totally off …
This one is a Spinal Fusion CPC Practice Exam Question. Q: The surgeon performed anterior fusion from L1 to L3. What CPT code(s) are reported? A: A) 22630, 22632. And I have the codes down here. The difference between the …
Q: What is the base unit value for CPT code modifier 00160? Where can I find the base unit value? A: That’s the anesthesia code. You have to go to the anesthesia… What’s that association called? The American Anesthesia Association? …
Q #16: Will there be at anytime HCPCS and CPT codes together? A: Well, yes. I guess so. The only time you really use HCPCS codes is if you are doing Medicare. They’re the other ones that really like the HCPCS …
Let’s look at the medical term “Arthrocentesis”. By breaking up the term into two sections, we find that “arthros” stands for “joint” and “kentesis” means “puncture”. So what is Arthrocentesis? Medical Coding Arthrocentesis When a healthcare provider surgically punctures a …
Alright, coding for physicals. There was a question that had come in regarding V70.0 versus V72.3 and there’s another digit that would go with that. By the way, whenever you see that “x,” that’s what that means. That’s an optional …