Medical Coding Pro - Surgical Coding Mysteries: The Case of the Separate Mesh

Published: Sun, 11/22/09

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Surgical Coding Mysteries: The Case of the Separate Mesh
 

2009-11-22 01:00:01-05
Beware Separate Mesh Removal Question: The surgeon performed the following: Made 10 cm supraumbilical transverse incision with 15-blade scalpel carried down through subcutaneous tissue using Bovie. Used combination electrocautery and blunted dissection to isolate area of scar tissue on patient’s right side. Noted sutures from previous umbilical hernia repair and mesh from right-lower abdominal hernia repair. Excised [...] Related articles:
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Urology CPT 2010: 3 New Codes, 2 Deletions Change Your Urodynamics Coding
 

2009-11-22 01:40:34-05
Urodynamics income will go down by half, experts calculate. You will have three new urodynamics codes to learn starting Jan. 1. CPT 2010 adds the following codes: • 51727 — Complex cystometrogram (ie, calibrated electronic equipment); with urethral pressure profile studies (ie, urethral closure pressure profile), any technique • 51728 — … with voiding pressure studies (ie, bladder voiding pressure), any technique • 51729 — … [...] Related articles:
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CMS Will Offer New Modifier to Denote Admitting Physician on Claims
 

2009-11-22 01:56:07-05
Pop the champagne cork & get ready for brand new inpatient coding rules. With the changes to consult coding in 2010, it will be more important than ever to report hospital visits properly. In the past, only the admitting physician reported initial hospital care codes (99221- 99223), and specialists who saw the patient separately often billed inpatient [...] Related articles:
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