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Wiki Radiating dx

How do you code chest pain radiating to back, pelvic pain radiating to back, etc? Do you just code the origination site or do you incorporate the secondary site as well?
- kandekane8
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- Jan 22, 2024
- Replies: 1
- Forum: ICD-10
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Wiki Complete abdomen ultrasound?

Questioning whether this pancreas documentation supports it being counted toward a complete abdomen ultrasound. I feel if it is only partially seen it should at least say what they saw like they did with the aorta…appears normal, unremarkable, etc (not just that it was partially seen) to be...
- kandekane8
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- Dec 13, 2023
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Interventional Radiology
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Wiki Knee coders please help!

Hello fellow coders, Could someone please help me with this surgery? The doctor had 29873 (arthroscopic lateral release) and 27422 (open medial patella femoral ligament reconstruction. Also a autograft hamstring harvest requiring separate incision and additional 15 minutes. 27422-22 was...
- kandekane8
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- Jan 20, 2015
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki Shoulder Surgery Experts please help

Hi, Does the following dictation justify coding 29807 with 29806? Help! PROCEDURE: 1.Anterior labral repair with capsulorrhaphy 2.Posterior labral repair with capsulorrhaphy 3.Type 2 SLAP labral repair During the diagnostic arthroscopy we could see that the labrum was torn anteriorly...
- kandekane8
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- Apr 4, 2014
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki Is Casting included?

Can someone tell me if casting is included in pin/wire removal? We got a denial for a casting saying it's inclusive to the removal. Thank you, Heather
- kandekane8
- Thread
- Oct 19, 2012
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki ? Bill 59 for CTA and MRI

Question: If a CTA of the head and a MRI of the head are performed on the same day does one of them need a 59 modifier? Not sure since they are 2 different studies.
- kandekane8
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- Mar 9, 2012
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Interventional Radiology
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Wiki Rad just providing guidance - demonstrates catheter

Hi, My Rad is just providing guidance for the nursing staff during a PICC placement. They have been billing 96937 for the Rad but this is an add-on code. Is this correct in this scenario? If not, how should it be billed? Here's report. ACCESSION: (10286628,10287366) RN PICC PLACEMENT 36569 RN...
- kandekane8
- Thread
- Jan 16, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Interventional Radiology
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Wiki Icd-9?

Hi, I code MRI's for doctors that dictate findings as follows: Phase 1 pathophysiology of the chiropractic clinical diagnosis of vertebral subluxation complex Anyone have a ICD9 code for this? Thanks, Heather
- kandekane8
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- Oct 16, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Diagnosis Coding