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Vitalware's experts and industry thought-leadership are often referenced in articles about the business of U.S. healthcare. Here is an informative selection of those industry news articles and blogs from leading publications and experts.

Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: CPT Code for PICC Line Attempted?

What Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code would be used if our clinical staff attempted to insert a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), but after several attempts was only able to place a midline catheter?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Billing for Infusion Run Time?

A patient received a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody infusion and starts to have a reaction. Is the M code still billable, or does the infusion have to run a certain amount of time in order to charge for the administration?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Pathology Specimen for Bilateral Tonsils?

What is the guidance for charging pathology for a single specimen container with bilateral (2) tonsils?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Coding for Urgent and Critical Care?

If a patient goes to an Urgent Care center and receives care defined as critical care, can the Urgent Care center report Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR and 99292 CRITICAL CARE ADDL 30 MIN?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: EGD/EUS With Reverse Gastrojejunostomy?

How would you code an endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrojejunostomy?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: CPT 64494 Bilateral Reporting?

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 64494 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 2 LEV is being performed bilaterally at our office. CPT® Guidelines say to report bilateral procedures twice, but there is a Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) of 1. What is the correct way to report the bilateral procedure?

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