by Deanna Upston | Jul 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
This blog post has been a long time coming, as this topic has been top-of-mind since 2018, when critical care services were placed on the Office of Inspector General (OIG) work plan. Since that time, I have had an opportunity to review hundreds of critical care charts...
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 Deanna Upston | Jul 9, 2020 | Webinar Q&As
Q: Please explain again, when to report unlisted code for turbinate procedures?A: There are three turbinates: inferior, superior and middle. There are parenthetical instructions in CPT following codes 30130, 30140, 30801, 30802 and 30930 that state these codes are...
by Deanna Upston | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Did you know there are two separate nasal cavities, eight sinuses, and six turbinates to consider when coding sinus surgery?! This can make for quite a coding challenge! Most sinus surgeries performed are called Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS), which are...
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...
