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Best Coding Tips for CPT code for Sleep Study
Basics of CPT code for Sleep study Today we will learn about CPT code for Sleep Study. We have different set of procedure codes for coding these sleep study procedures.…
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Selective Catheterization Coding (CPT code 36251,36252,36253 & 36254)
Procedure performed for Renal Artery Catheterization The physician first takes the access into the skin through an underlying artery of lower extremity and introduce a guidewire through the needle. The…
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Coding tips for CPT code 36902, 36903, 36904, 36905 and 36906
Basics of CPT code 36902, 36903, 36904, 36905, 36906 Today we will learn about CPT codes for angioplasty, stent and thrombectomy which includes diagnostic angiography and RS&I like other existing…
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Questions and Answers July 2023 CPT assistant
Questions and Answers Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services: Hospital Inpatient and Observation Care Services Question: A female patient was seen in the emergency department (ED) where it was deemed appropriate…
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CPT code 99406 & 99407 : Perfect Coding Tips
Basics of CPT code 99406 & 99407 Individual behavior change intervention services are counseling and/or intervention services directed at high-risk behaviors such as tobacco, alcohol, and substance abuse. These services…
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Coding tips for Percutaneous Tracheostomy cpt code
Basics of Tracheostomy CPT code A tracheostomy is a medical procedure that involves creating an opening in the neck in order to place a tube into a person’s windpipe. In medical…
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CPT codes for Endovascular repair Coding Guide
When to use CPT code 34701 and 34702 The physician introduces, positions, and deploys an endograft to treat abdominal aortic conditions, with or without rupture, such as an aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm,…
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Coding tips for CPT code 97012 (mechanical traction)
Basics of CPT code 97012 According to CPT, mechanical traction is described as the force used to create a degree of tension of soft tissues and/or to allow for separation…
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Coding Guide for Pupilloplasty CPT codes
Pupilloplasty is a procedure that enlarges pupil size by opening the visual axis. The procedure is performed when small pupils are unresponsive to pharmacological dilation for near-vision problems caused by…
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CPT code 37191, 37192 & 37193 Vena Cava Filter Coding tips
Basics of CPT code 37191, 37192 & 37193 An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is placed most commonly for refractory deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism or when anticoagulation is…