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Basics for Pulmonary function test CPT code 94010 & 94060 Spirometry is a critical component for diagnosing and managing pulmonary disease.The test allows the physician to evaluate the degree of airway obstruction, the effectiveness of the current therapy, and gives the opportunity to customize medications to ensure adequate daily control.Test results are available immediately following … Read more
Basics of Suture Removal CPT code I know there are many scenarios where we are unable to find the correct CPT code. Especially when we are coding surgery procedure codes, mostly the minor procedures will be included in the main surgery CPT code. Same happen while using modifier like 24, 25 ,27 etc. which one … Read more
Basics of Fluoroscopy CPT code 77002, 76001, 77001, 77003 Fluoroscopy is used mostly as a guidance in coding interventional radiology reports. I always used to have little confusion while using fluoroscopy CPT codes along with surgery codes. Initially it is very difficult for a coder to read and code a medical report, but once you … Read more
Knee Arthroscopy- CPT code 29881, 29880 and 29877 Coding Knee arthroscopic procedures looks tricky but are not that confusing. There are few codes have been bundled with major knee arthroscopic procedures. For example, now the CPT codes 29881 and 29880 will include the chondroplasty procedure if performed on same knee. Chondroplasty performed in any of … Read more
Basics about CPT code 96365, 96372, 96374 and 96360 Coding of diagnostic and therapeutic infusion, hydration are based on the stated hierarchy. As per the hierarchy, infusions should be coded primary to pushes, which is primary to injections. This hierarchy is to be followed in facility coding. However, for both physician and facility coding only one … Read more
Basics of implant Hardware removal CPT code 20680 & 20670 Medical coders have lot of confusion in coding removal of hardware procedures. For example, the use of CPT code 20670 and 20680 for removal of implant coding has got lot coding errors by medical coders. But, coders can easily differentiate and coder these CPT codes … Read more
Description of CPT code 99391, 99392, 99393, 99394, 99395, 99396 & 99397 99391 Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation and management of an individual including an age and gender appropriate history, examination, counseling/anticipatory guidance/risk factor reduction interventions, and the ordering of laboratory/diagnostic procedures, established patient; infant (age younger than 1 year) 99392 early childhood (age 1 … Read more
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
Basics for G codes & CPT code 90471, 90472, 90473, +90474 For Medicare, the use G codes is very common for billing specific procedures. For example, the Vaccine administration codes used for flu, is reported with G code G0008. Similarly there are many G codes used for Medicare patients.Also, there are diagnosis codes like Z23 … Read more
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