by Kristi Pollard | Aug 27, 2020 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Question in regards to the COVID-19 new PCS codes. I am getting push back about coding these PCS codes when the drugs can be picked up via the charge master. What are your thoughts? A: While your organization may be able to pull this data from the charge...
by Kristi Pollard | Jul 21, 2020 | Webinar Q&As
Q: A patient with a previous hemiarthroplasty (say, right hip) comes in for a THR. Do you code the removal and replacement of the device (head/stem) and just replacement of the liner/cup? A: When a patient presents to upgrade a right hemiarthroplasty to a total hip...
by Kristi Pollard | Jun 22, 2020 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can you explain when the approach for laparoscopically-assisted procedure through an orifice would be used? A: This approach was added to the GI system in fiscal year 2018 to report a laparoscopically-assisted anal-pull through procedure. This procedure is...
by Mary Bort | Jun 12, 2020 | All Posts, Webinar Q&As
Q: If the physician removes a polyp using cold biopsy forceps, do we bill a biopsy, snare polypectomy or an ablation?A: For this, you would bill the biopsy code. The snare polypectomy would require use of a snare and the ablation codes would be for destruction. Q: Can...
by Kristi Pollard | May 29, 2020 | Webinar Q&As
Q: How is a double osteotomy bunionectomy coded? Does it require more than one code? A: The intent of a double osteotomy is to make two cuts in the bone – either two in the metatarsal head or one in the metatarsal head and one in the proximal phalanx – to correct...
by Deanna Upston | May 14, 2020 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Why does CPT Assistant recommend for a scarf osteotomy, but then has “scarf” listed as an eponym for 28295?A: The scarf osteotomy refers to the shape of the cut, so could be reported with either code depending on where the cut is made on the MT. Q: Is modifier 59...
