by Deanna Upston | Sep 5, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
Neurovascular medical coding focuses on conditions and procedures related to the intricate network of blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to the brain and spinal cord. This coding specialty encompasses a wide range of conditions, including strokes,...
by Kristi Pollard | Feb 13, 2023 | Webinar Q&As
Since February is the month of love, I’m here to profess undying love for my professional soulmate – the heart. I can’t help it, I love everything about the heart: the structure, how it works as both its own organ and to keep other organs alive, and the complexity of...
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 Shea Lunt | Dec 30, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Can 31645 be billed when the doctor dictates that “mucous secretions were suctioned out of the lower left lobe”? Does it have to be an abscess or mucous plug that was removed in order to use this code? A: Clearing (e.g., irrigation, aspiration) of mucus...
by Shea Lunt | Dec 14, 2022 | Webinar Q&As
Q: What about the digital medicine changes?A: We did not cover these in the presentation but check out the new virtual reality codes in your CPT book – codes 0770T, 0771T-0774T. Appendix T, for audio only services is also new; it was released in April of 2022. These...
