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Question 1 A patient comes to the office for a follow-up. She had carcinoma OUQ right breast, ER positive, bilateral mastectomy. Her mammogram last month did not show any evidence of disease. The provider evaluates her and asks her to follow up after six months. How do you code the encounter? A. C50.411, Z17.0, Z92.13 … Read more
Basics of CBC CPT code 85025 & 85027 These tests may be ordered as a complete automated blood count (CBC). The specimen is whole blood. Method is automated cell counter. These codes include the measurement of erythrocytes (red blood cells or RBC), leukocytes (white blood cells or WBC), hemoglobin, hematocrit (volume of packed red blood … Read more
Basics of Closed Fracture treatment CPT codes When a patient is initially treated for a traumatic fracture, there are four typical methods of care that are orthopedic physician may provide: Closed reduction is a non-surgical manipulation of a fractured bone to restore the bone to normal anatomic alignment Percutaneous fixation involves the placement of a … Read more
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 CPT code 78300,78305,78306, 78315 As a medical coder, I always like to learn how a CPT code procedure is performed. Yes, we are usually only in a hurry to code a CPT code but we hardly care about the exact procedure done behind that code. If you understand that, you can easily code … 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
Basics of CPt code 99244, 99242, 99243 and 99245 For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) 2023 code set, the E/M consultation subsection guidelines and code descriptors were significantly revised as part of the continuous effort to simplify administrative processes when providing E/M services. A consultation is defined in the CPT 2023 code set as “a … Read more
Difference Between Basic (BMP) and comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) (CPT code 80053) Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) – tests that measure blood sugar (glucose) levels, electrolyte and fluid balance, and provide information about kidney function, respiratory function and liver function. A comprehensive metabolic panel (CPT code 80053) includes the following tests. Must contain 10 or more … 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