by Kristi Pollard | Aug 20, 2021 | Webinar Q&As
Q: For the customizable interbody fusion device, is discectomy included or coded separately?A: Per the New Technology guidelines, the codes in the New Technology table report the only the steps of the procedure covered by that root operation. In table XRF, the...
by Terri Reid | Jul 16, 2021 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can diabetic foot ulcer code be used with pressure ulcers? The code book seems to indicate it would not.A: You cannot assume a link with pressure ulcers and diabetes. Quick tip! Q: Regarding diabetic foot ulcer. I did see the quick tip, but ICD10 indicates...
by Kristi Pollard | May 25, 2021 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Would you use laminaria qualifier on the abortion table for the use of a synthetic osmotic dilator such as Dilapan-S?A: Dilapan-S has a similar action on cervical dilation as laminaria insertion. Haugen Consulting Group recommends using the qualifier “Laminaria”...
by Mary Bort | Apr 14, 2021 | Uncategorized, Webinar Q&As
Q: Most of the time my provider doesn’t tell me if a fracture is displaced, so based on what you said early in your presentation, the default is displaced. Is that correct? A: Yes, that’s absolutely correct. I would however try to encourage them to document this...
by Kristi Pollard | Mar 23, 2021 | Webinar Q&As
Please Note: Screen 44 in the live presentation showed code 00NW0ZZ for release of the spinal cord twice. It should only be listed once. Code 01N10ZZ for release of the cervical spinal nerve should also be assigned. Q: If he said he used the mix of bone graft, bone...
by Kristi Pollard | Feb 19, 2021 | Webinar Q&As
Q: You covered all of the devices in the fusion tables except synthetic substitute. When would this device be used?A: Fusion of the spine with a synthetic substitute is extremely rare since some type of bone graft is used to “glue” the joint together. The device...
