Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Injections & Infusions In PACU?

If a patient is admitted for urgent care (example: appendicitis) and goes to the OR for appendectomy, and then they are given antibiotics in the OR and PACU prior to being discharged home, is it okay to code the infusion of antibiotics?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Bilateral Exchange Nephrostomy Drains?

If a provider would need to perform a bilateral percutaneous exchange of nephrostomy drains, and during the same procedure using the same percutaneous access, also perform bilateral exchange of ureteral occlusion balloon catheters (to divert urinary flow from the bladder), would we report 50435 for each side - 50435 with modifier 50?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Modifier 52 for Financial Impact?

How much is reimbursement potentially affected when modifier 52 is added to a procedure? Does CMS have a set percentage for the reduction?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Code for Punch Biopsy of the Tongue?

We have a patient who had a punch biopsy of the tongue performed. What is the appropriate code to use for this procedure? We did find 41105 and 41100 in the code book but it states procedure is done by incision. Is a punch method acceptable for these codes? If not, please advise what we should use.

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Special View Chest X-Rays?

Special view chest x-rays are coded with CPT 71046 (2 views). What code should be used when patient receives an expiratory view only?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Infusion/Injections in Observation?

A patient was in observation for two days. If the patient is given hydration on Day 1 and an antibiotic infusion on Day 2, how should we report the CPT® codes by date of service?

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Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Injections & Infusions In PACU?

Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Bilateral Exchange Nephrostomy Drains?

Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Modifier 52 for Financial Impact?

Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Code for Punch Biopsy of the Tongue?

Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Special View Chest X-Rays?

Ask a Rev Cycle Expert: Infusion/Injections in Observation?