by Kristi Pollard | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog, Tips & Expertise
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 Ed OBeirne | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog
Let’s suppose IV hydration is initiated on a patient, running consecutively and started at 11:45pm on day 1 until 1:20 am on day 2. That’s one hour and 35 minutes of total running time by the clock, so it’s worth one initial and one additional CPT hour. But only 15...
by Ed OBeirne | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog
“Osteotomy”…sounds fancy! Most of the time we code an osteotomy there is a distinct clinical indication and a deliberate surgical technique to fix it. Examples include acetabular osteotomy for hip realignment, vertebral osteotomy for decompression and realignment,...
by Ed OBeirne | Oct 17, 2019 | Blog
99.9% of the time we see saline solution (aka: NSS, 0.9%NS) infused into a patient it is for hydration, and the correct code for the infusion is 96360 (+96361). But occasionally this ubiquitous IV solution is used for a therapeutic or diagnostic purpose. Being...
by Ed OBeirne | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Hands are the levers of influence on the world that make intelligence worth having” – Steven Pinker Our hands may the the body part we most take for granted relative to their importance to our existence and our day-to-day activities. They are amazingly intricate and...
