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CPT code 93306/93307; Coding tips for Echocardiography (ECG/EKG)

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Best Coding tips for CPT code for Echocardiography

Basics of CPT code 93306/93307 Echocardiography/Electrocardiography There are different CPT codes for Echocardiography in medical coding. They are mainly divided into transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram. If you are new to coding echocardiography, this article will be very helpful for gaining knowledge about CPT code for echocardiography/electrocardiography (ECG or EKG). Procedure or CPT code 93303, 93304, … Read more

Best coding guide for Initial & Subsequent Observation Care CPT codes

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Initial & Subsequent Observation Care CPT codes

Basics about Initial observation Care E/M CPT codes Significant changes were made to the Evaluation and Management (E/M) Hospital Inpatient and Observation Care Services subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2023 code set. Other E/M subsection revisions were discussed in previous CPT Assistant issues. In this issue, the newly combined subsection of hospital inpatient and observation … Read more

CPT arm amp (CPT code 24920) Coding Guide

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Basics of CPT arm amp (CPT code 24920)  CPT code 24920 is a medical billing designation that refers to the surgical procedure involving the amputation of the upper arm. This code is employed by healthcare professionals to record and bill for the extraction of the upper arm, generally due to critical injury, infection, or illness … Read more

Benign vs Malignant Lesion Coding guide

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What are Benign Lesions Benign lesions are contained, ie, they lack the ability to  invade neighboring tissues, or metastasize. Skin lesions that are considered benign include lipomas, cysts, fibromas, nevi, and some moles. The codes in this series are used to report the excision of benign lesions that  originate in the integumentary system. The actual … Read more

Sample Coding Report for 36903 CPT code (AV fistulogram with stent)

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Pre-op Diagnosis:     Stenosis of the proximal arteriovenous fisutla  Post-op Diagnosis: Same as Pre-op Procedure(s): Left – Arteriovenous Fistulogram with angioplasty and stent graft placement Proc. Description(s) & CPT Code(s): Arteriovenous Fistulogram:  Anesthesia: Procedural Sedation  Estimated Blood Loss: Minimal Drain: none Total IV Fluids: minimal  Specimens: No specimens Complications: none Disposition: aroused from sedation, and taken to the recovery room in a stable condition Condition: doing well Anesthesia: Monitored … Read more

Cpt code 36471 & 36478 Coding tips

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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 vein and seal the vein closed. The most common site of treatment is the greater saphenous vein. The procedure includes any imaging guidance and monitoring. … Read more

Coding tips for CPT code 22310

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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 site is not surgically opened (ie, not exposed to the external environment nor directly visualized). Closed treatment of a fracture/dislocation may be performed without manipulation … Read more

Best Coding tips for CPT code 36569

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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 a long period of time, usually several weeks or more. In this procedures, a catheter is often inserted in the arm or chest through the … Read more

Amazing tips for CPT code 75989 for Abscess Drainage

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Amazing tips for CPT codes 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 by a imaging guidance or Radiological supervision and interpretation (RS&I) code. Since, interventional radiology charts includes multiple CPT codes for most of the procedures, hence the … Read more

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