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    Wiki IS WOUND PREP INCLUDED IN ADJACENT TISSUE TRANSFER?

    I have always used 15004 when excision of scar/tissue is being performed prior to skin graft (example 15240), however my provider wants to bill 15004 when performing an adjacent tissue transfer (example 14301). Would the tissue excision not be included in the ATT?
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    Wiki parotidectomy with extension into the parapharyngeal space

    Head and Neck surgeons wish to bill their total parotidectomies with skull base CPT codes 61590 and 61605. The intent of the procedure is removal of the parotid gland, but the gland is either large and extending into or has additional tumor that extends into the parapharyngeal space. There is no...
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    Wiki 2 co surgeons and 1 assitant

    In a free flap surgery- Provider 1 harvests a free flap and passes it up to Provider 2 for reconstruction. Provider 1 also has an assistant help him with the harvest. Can Providers 1 and 2 bill with a 62 and the assistant bill with an 82? There seems to be some debate in my group on this. Thank...
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    Wiki subtotal petrosectomy

    what cpt do you use for subtotal petrosectomy? Thanks!
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    Wiki 31237- 50

    Is the bilateral component of this scope both nostrils being scoped or it is if both sides are debrided? I often have cases where both sides are scoped but only one side is debrided- I am not sure if I should bill these cases as bilateral or unilateral. Thanks! Kelly M CPC
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    Wiki gentamicin used for tympanic steroid injection

    Hello- Can anyone tell me how many drug units to bill for: 0.4 mo of Gentamicin 28mg/ml diluted from 40mg/ml? ( A second puncture was made adjacent to the first, and 0.4 ml of Gentamicin 28mg/ml (diluted with sodium bicarbonate from an original concentration of 40mg/ml) was injected through...
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