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Description of CPT code 50040 50040 Nephrostomy, nephrotomy with drainage The physician creates an opening from the kidney to the exterior of the body by making an incision in the kidney. To access the kidney, the physician makes an incision in the skin of the flank, cuts the muscles, fat, and fibrous membranes (fascia) overlying … Read more
Some important changes were made to two existing urinary system procedural codes (CPT code 50080, 50081) for the CPT 2023 code set. The changes involved updating many terms commonly used in the past for urinary procedures that no longer reflect current clinical practice and resulted in new introductory guidelines, code descriptor revisions, and new parenthetical … Read more
We will be soon having lot of updates in CPT codes section for 2024. Every year their are many revision, addition and deletion of CPT codes in CPT codebook. Again in 2024, the CPT codebook will include 230 additional new codes throughout the code book, including the Evaluation and Management section, several Surgery subsections (Musculoskeletal … Read more
2024 CPT codebook will have new updated coding guidelines for time in the introduction to make it clear that the mid-point concept does not apply to E/M services that have a total time threshold. CPT 2024 has decided to remove the time ranges from both the new and established office/outpatient E/M codes and replace them … Read more
Basics of CPT code 64483 and 64484 Proper CPT coding of pain management services requires a strong understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, including the musculoskeletal layout of the spine. The spinal cord is divided into levels according to the nerve roots that branch off the spinal cord. Spinal stenosis, or … Read more
Place of Service Code(s) Place of Service Name Place of Service Description 1 Pharmacy ** A facility or location where drugs and other medically related items and services are sold, dispensed, or otherwise provided directly to patients. (Effective October 1, 2003) Place of Service (POS) 2 Telehealth Provided Other than in Patient’s Home The location … Read more
For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2023 code set, 15 new codes were established in the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum subsection in the Surgery/Digestive System section to describe reporting of anterior abdominal hernia repair (49591-49596, 49613-49618), parastomal hernia repair (49621-49622), and the removal of mesh or other prostheses (49623). Furthermore, a new code (15778) was … Read more
Based on recent recommendations made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to shift to a monovalent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19]) vaccine that targets the predominant XBB lineage virus strain for the 2023-2024 vaccine administration season, the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel (the Panel) has approved new … Read more
Basic information on Hypertension ICD-10 CM code If you read the title, this will be the most common and confused coding scenario for medical coders. If you are fresher you will know Hypertension ICD 10 code but you will surely have lot of questions on when to code hypertension with heart disease, hypertension with kidney … Read more
Question 1 How would you bill for a DEXA scan performed on the hips, pelvis, and spine? A. 77080 B. 77080 x 3 units C. 77080, 770080-59, 77080-59 D. 77081 Question 2 How would you bill for a DEXA scan of the wrist and a DEXA scan of the hips with an included vertebral … Read more