by Mary Bort | Jan 17, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
Q: When a post op pain block is billed, should the appropriate anesthesia modifier be added as well, such as AA, or one of the Q modifiers if one of those are applicable?A: No, the CPT codes used for post op pain blocks and ancillary services when done separately...
by Mary Bort | Jan 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Anesthesia 101 01996 What would you code in the following situation? A 58-year-old female patient undergoes a bilateral total knee replacement. After the appropriate recovery room time, she is transferred up to a floor.Because the surgeon feels the patient is going...
by Mary Bort | May 18, 2022 | Uncategorized, Webinar Q&As
Q: A physician performed a fusion at the first tarsometatarsal joint and an open reduction with internal fixation of the second TMT joint. Can I report both 28740 and 28615?A: Yes, it would be appropriate to report both codes. They are being done at separate sites....
by Mary Bort | Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
For many years I struggled coding foot and ankle procedures. I would ask myself: “Is this tendon a flexor or is it an extensor?” “Hmm... what does it do?” “Is this a ligament or is this a tendon?” Of course, back then we didn’t have internet and had to utilize...
by Mary Bort | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized, Webinar Q&As
Q: Is it appropriate to wait for a pathology report before coding?A: Absolutely, I encourage it. Q: If my surgeon does not document the size of a lesion and the margins, can I take them from the pathology report? 4A: Ideally, this is not good practice. When specimens...
