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Cpt code 36471 & 36478 Coding tips
When to use CPT 36478 and 36479 The physician uses percutaneous, laser, endovenous ablation therapy to treat venous incompetence in an extremity vein. Laser energy is used to heat the…
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Coding tips for CPT code 22310
Fracture/Dislocation Treatment Definitions ( CPT code 22310) In the Musculoskeletal System subsection of the Surgery section in the CPT 2024 code set, “closed treatment” is defined as follows: The treatment…
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Best Coding tips for CPT code 36569
Basics of CPT code 36569 A central venous catheter, also called a central line, is a long, thin, flexible tube used to give medicines, fluids, nutrients, or blood products over…
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Amazing tips for CPT code 75989 for Abscess Drainage
Percutaneous procedures are little difficult to code. We have seen some of the procedures like Fine needle aspiration, arthrocentesis, Breast biopsy, myelogram etc. always have a primary procedure code followed…
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Coding guide for CPT Fracture Care in ED facility
Most of the fracture cases are coded in emergency department (ED) facility, hence it is important to understand the different scenarios that a coder come across for these fracture…
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CPT code 27405, 27407, 27409, 27427, 27428 and 27429 Coding tips
Basics of CPT code 27405, 27407 and 27409 A surgical reconstruction means that the remnant of the torn ACL/PCL is removed, and a new ligament is created with tissue from…
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Coding guide for CPT code 23105, 23106, 29820 and 29821
Basics of CPT code 23105 & 23106 Definitions: Arthroscopy: Use of an endoscope to examine the interior of a joint (diagnostic) or to perform surgery on joint structures (therapeutic)…
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Coding Guide for Arthrodesis & Vertebral corpectomy CPT codes
Basics of Lateral Extracavitary Approach (LECA) Spinal exam The lateral extracavitary approach (LECA) requires resection of the ribs, pleura and/or peritoneum and dissection of spinal/paraspinal tissues to access the vertebral…
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Common Coding Errors in Surgery Facility
Being a surgery coder, I have almost coded most of the procedure codes in the surgery facility. To be frank, I have made lot of coding errors in surgery. Mistakes…
Superb Coding guide on Induced Abortion for Coders
Basics about Induced Abortion We have learnt already about the spontaneous abortion, now we will learn about induced abortion. Therapeutic and elective abortions may be classified as induced abortions. Therapeutic…