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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Critical Care Services and Vent Management?

When a patient receives critical care services 99291 or 99292 in the Emergency room on the same day as ventilator management charge 94002, can the facility report both?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Difference Between CPT® 82270 and HCPCS code G0328?

What is the difference between CPT® 82270 and HCPCS code G0328? They both have status indicator A and Medicare seems to accept both. We are unsure if perhaps G0328 should be set up as an override for Medicare, but why do that if 82270 is also acceptable to Medicare?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: CPT® 11042 Vs. 97597?

My question is in regard to debriding hypergranulation tissue. There is some confusion as to which CPT® code we should be using for a debridement of hypergranular tissue. My provider feels if there wasn't much hypergranular tissue removed in debridement that I should not bill CPT® 11042; he feels I should code 97597 instead. If we could please get your guidance on which code to use.

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Breast Implants – Code L8600 or C1789?

Our organization codes all Breast Implants with C1789 Prosthesis, Breast (Implantable). When would it be appropriate to bill/code HCPCS L8600 Implantable Breast Prosthesis, silicone or equal rather than C1789?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: CPT® 0097U Replacement Option?

Our clinical lab was billing for 0097U code which was deleted on 3/31/2022. Do you have any suggestions on replacement codes?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Blood Collection?

What CPT® code should we use to report a blood collection from an existing arterial line or sheath?

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