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Remote device check while Inpatient for another illness

I have a claim that was not paid by Medicare for a patients routinely scheduled remote 90 day device check (93297 and 93299). The patient was inpatient at one of our facilities at the same time (for another reason), by our Cardiologist billed a visit for that date too. A/R is stating that we cannot bill for the remote check since the patient was in the hospital. I don’t recall coming across this issue before…….any input/clarification/resources from my fellow Cardio coders would be appreciated.

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CPT 11102 & 11103 denying as in global/apart of another procedure

Hello,

I have a few claims from particularly Premera and Amerigroup – but they are denying CPT codes 11102 & 11103 when billed together, even with no office visit or other procedure. I called in to ask and I am told there is a CCI edit but I find no edits between these two codes. Is anyone else having this issue?

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Use documentation from another DOS?

A provider’s documentation for a specific outpatient encounter states this and only this:
"After the patient was seen and examined, it was determined that there has been no change from the patient’s condition since the last H&P was completed. Agree with the note from 8/22/17."
The note from 8/22 that is referenced is from a different provider than the one making this statement.
It is my understanding that this would only be acceptable for an inpatient or surgical admission if the other H&P had been done within 30 days of the DOS. In any other setting, this type of documentation would be unacceptable and whatever was diagnosed and treated on 8/22 would not be able to be coded for this new DOS. Am I correct? I am sure there is a guideline somewhere, but I cannot find anything. Can anyone help me?

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Another Question for Newbie

I am trying to bill for the following:

99214
1033F
3008F
90472

When I try, I get the following message.

Code 99214 is a component of code 96372 but a modifier is allowed on 99214.
Code 99214 is a component of code 90472 but a modifier is allowed on 99214.
The Procedure Code (90472) is defined as an add-on code.
The Procedure Code (90472) is invalid or requires a parent that is not on the claim.

The patient is 78 so I’m not sure what the 4th line means.

Can someone please tell me how to resolve this? Again I am new and will be starting my training with AAPC November 2018.

Thank you for any help you can give.

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Another visit due to issue with pap

Really second guessing myself here…….

Patient presents for an Annual GYN exam w/ pap.

After the pap is sent to the lab they inform the office that there is not enough of the specimen and the pap needs to be redone.

Patient returns to the office 3 weeks later so provider can perform pap again (only pap) to resend for analysis.

Question: Should a low level e/m be billed for this or should the provider not charge?

Thanks for you help

Renee H
COBGYN

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Billing for repair of injury sustained during another procedure

Can someone direct me to where I can find written guidelines that state if a provider can bill for repair of an injury sustained during another procedure. My specific case is a lap appendectomy with the appendix behind the cecum and adherent to the small intestine. During dissection the cecum sustained a 2 cm enterotomy. There was no leakage. Is this repair billable?

I would greatly appreciate some guidance and something I can show my provider.

Thank you.

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Another Practice is Taking over..

I bill/code for an OB/GYN practice. Another practice is buying out our practice. Some of our doctors are staying and they are adding some. It will be under a new Tax ID/Group NPI. My question is, my provider wants me to bill all antepartum visits for our currently pregnant patients. Obviously she wants some of the global because she has seen some of these patients for months, but the delivery will go under the new practice (where she will be an employee, not the owner). I don’t believe we can do that. I know that TAX ID will be different, but patients will be seeing the same Docs. Can someone offer some guidance on this?
Thanks in advance!

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