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    Wiki left femoral revision total hip arthroplasty using cerclage cable

    patient has hip Vancouver B2 periprosthetic fracture Dr. says this is procedure left femoral revision total hip arthroplasty using cerclage cable 27236?
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    Wiki MEDICARE INPATIENT ONLY LIST

    IF A PATIENT IS COMMERICIAL INSURANCE PRIMARY AND MEDICARE SECONDARY AND IS HAVING A SURGERY ON THE INPATIENT ONLY LIST, WILL MEDICARE STILL PAY AS SECONDARY SINCE COMMERICAL WON'T APPROVE IT AS INPATIENT?
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    Wiki CODING

    Help! Can you bill 13121 with 27486? or is it included?
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    Wiki Surgery coding question

    patient was scheduled for total knee replacement, during surgery they noticed a femur fracture says intraoperative femur fracture causing conversion to a mega prosthesis, I'm thinking 27447 with a 22 mod----thoughts?
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    Wiki pre op billing

    New to pre-op billing. Have a couple questions. 1. does insurance pay for screening EKG's? 2. what about xrays
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    Wiki surgical wound

    Dr did mass excision on foot, came back to do skin graft, anthem paid skin graft with dx S913.02 but denied the 11042 and 11045 stating invalid dx. What dx should i use for the debridement that was done to prepare the sight for the skin graft?
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    Wiki pre op billing

    i work for an orthopedic surgeon, he often send people for pre op clearance Dr. wants to get in house internist to do pre-op clearance, he will be under the same TIN as the surgeon, can we bill for his services?
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    Wiki hip revision and hip abductor repair

    Dr did 27134 and hip abductor repair 27299, they are bundling code and Dr. feels it should be separately payable, thoughts?
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    Wiki excision of sacrum

    please help!!! need cpt for excision of sacrum due to osteomyelitis
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    Wiki medicaid billing

    have a patient scheduled with uhc primary and medicaid secondary, we are non par with medicaid, can we bill patient secondary? Indiana Medicaid
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    Wiki medicare advantage billing

    does anyone in orthopedics know about medicare advantage plans allowing total joint replacements outpatient?
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    Wiki cast ?

    we are billing 29425 RT and LT and getting denied by medicare that they don't allow this frequency, should we be using a 50 mod
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    Wiki cast question

    we are billing 29425 RT and LT and getting denied by medicare that they don't allow this frequency, should we be using a 50 mod?
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    Wiki extensor mechanism repair

    looking for thoughts on coding this, our doc has us use 27599 and sending a letter written by him with it, he doesn't feel there is a code that represents the work and time spent during this procedure. Thoughts?
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    Wiki Medicare,injections and Place of service

    :confused:I am billing 20610 done in an ASC--medicare is denying the claims for procedure code/POS mismatch, my POS is 24... what am I missing-
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    Wiki injection help

    looking for advice on how to code a depo injection, done in the office in the lumbosacral spine????????:confused:
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    Wiki Xray billing--HELP

    So I haven't done billing for awhile and need some help, billing uhc for 72170-26 and 72170 TC- they are denying the 26 as in global and payment included in another service, but they are paying the TC--any ideas?:confused:
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    Wiki Infected partial knee

    patient had infected partial knee- taken to OR and incision, drainage and debridement with poly exchange were done, I am thinking 27310? or do we code it as a revision? :D
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    Wiki injections - C9290 for bupivacaine

    C9290 for bupivacaine injection??:confused:
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    Wiki HIP Debridement

    Help! need cpt for outpatient bilateral hip debridement for synovitis of the hip-thank!:D
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    Wiki pain management

    A patient his have a TFESI and a cyst aspiration, is the cyst aspiration separately billable. The 62268 is the code I have found for this. Thanks for any help!:D
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    Wiki E0745

    Can anyone help me with this question, I am without a medicare manual, but do they cover E0745 for any other reason than muscle atrophy? thanks for your help :)
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    Wiki E0760--help

    Can someone help! or point me in the right direction. I am trying to find out medicare coverage guidelines for the E0760--thank you
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    Wiki portable ultrasound machines

    hi It has been awhile since I have had to deal with medicare and I am hoping someone can answer my question or point me in the right direction. My pain mngmnt Dr. want to provide a patient with an US 1000 portable ultrasound machine for pain relief. The only code I can find for this is the...
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    Wiki DEXA billing

    Hi! I was wondering if there are special credentials a physician must have to bill the 26 modifier on a DEXA scan. Thanks for any help! :)
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    Wiki coding question

    I was wondering if anyone could offer advice on how to code a Laparoscopy w/ bilateral tubal cautery. Any help is appreciated :)
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