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Infusion 25 mins in Clinic- rest with Ambulance transport – billable?

Thoughts?
Patient seen in clinic with saline infusion started. Time of 25 mins of infusion provided – with continuation of this during ambulance ride to hospital.
Billable on the clinic side? Thanks!!

Nursing documentation :
A #20 gauge catheter was started in his left forearm. There was a good blood return. 250 cc’s of 0.9 Normal Saline was then started per pump and infused over 1 hours. The patient tolerated the treatment well. Start time 1315. Stop time 1340.

The pt was transported to hospital as a direct admit via ambulance. The EMTs took the IV bag of 0.9 Normal Saline with the pt to finish giving it to him in the ambulance.

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Please help! Is this renal billable?

Impressions
Two-vessel coronary artery disease
Severe in-stent restenosis within mid RCA
Positive FFR of RCA
Successful cutting balloon angioplasty to mid RCA with 3.0 x 10 mm Wolverine balloon
Elevated LV filling pressure
Abdominal aortography with runoff showing no severe renal artery stenosis and no significant PAD in the aortoiliac system

Coronary Findings
Diagnostic
Dominance: Right

Left Main
The left main was selectively engaged with a catheter and visualized by angiography. Other findings: Large caliber vessel that is angiographically normal..

Left Anterior Descending
The LAD was visualized by angiography. Other findings: Medium to large caliber vessel proximally with a ledge-like 30-40% proximal stenosis. The mid to distal vessel has diffuse luminal irregularities but no area of critical stenosis. The first diagonal is a sizable branching vessel that has mild luminal irregularities but no critical stenosis..

Left Circumflex
The circumflex was visualized by angiography. Other findings: Medium to large caliber vessel with a 20-30% proximal stenosis. The mid stent is patent with 20-30% in-stent restenosis. OM1 is angiographically normal..

Right Coronary Artery
The RCA was selectively engaged with a catheter and was visualized by angiography. Other findings: Medium to large caliber dominant vessel with a proximal 20-30% stenosis. There is a patent stent in the mid vessel (2 layers) with 60-70% in-stent restenosis proximally and 50-60% in-stent restenosis distally. The RPDA is small with mild ostial disease. The RPL has a patent proximal stent with 30-40% in-stent restenosis that appears stable from prior angiograms. There are 2 branches to the RPL that have mild luminal irregularities..
Mid RCA lesion is 70% stenosed. This is the culprit lesion. The lesion is not complex (non high-C). The lesion was previously treated using a drug-eluting stent. Previous treatment took place 1-2 years ago. There is in-stent restenosis. There is no in-stent thrombosis. The stenosis was measured using by visual assessment.

Intervention
Mid RCA lesion
POBA
Guide catheter used: CATH GUIDE 6F FR4 BOSTON SCI.Guidewire that crossed the lesion: GUIDEWIRE PROWATER .014"X180CM STRAIGHT PTCA ASAHI INTECC. Angioplasty using a scoring balloon was performed. The balloon used was a CATHETER BALLOON CUTTING 3.00X10MM WOLVERINE BOSTON. Maximum pressure: 12 atm. Comments: Inflated both proximally once and distally once within previously placed stent.
Post-Intervention Lesion Assessment
There is no residual stenosis post intervention.

Left Heart
Left Ventricle LV end diastolic pressure is moderately elevated and was measured at 30 mmHg. Comments: Abdominal aortography with runoff: Abdominal aorta is patent. Left renal artery has a 30% proximal stenosis. Right renal artery is patent with no significant stenosis. Bilateral common iliac, bilateral internal iliac, and bilateral external iliac arteries are patent with no significant stenosis. Bilateral common femorals are patent with no significant stenosis..

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CPT 99188; billable with a preventative visit or not

Hello, My medical providers, in a FQHC, would like to bill for the 99188 code when the patient presents for a preventative visit. Is this something that a medical provider can do; what are the guidelines and what happens if they do bill it but it denies? Can the patient be billed for that portion of the service or is it a write-off? I have seen other AAPC questions on this but they are from 2016 and I need some info for current times. Thanks in advance.

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Required Physician EXAM for future billable events?

Hello, I’d like some input from the E/M experts. Our coders were given a directive that if the Physician does not perform a Physical exam on the Initial consultation OR any other established face to face visit such as a ‘weekly status check’ during course of treatment, then any and all follow up EM services (incident to) or otherwise are not billable.

We have physicians who may not perform an initial exam, therefore, not meeting 3 out of 3 required elements (HEM) and we don’t bill for the EM. Then the patient returns for follow up to discuss treatment, review tests, start treatment, etc. and if the physician meets the 2 out of 3 requirements, with still NO exam, we were told, we cannot bill the established patient visit until the physicican performs an exam.

I belive this is incorrect, and I’d like some feedback.

Thanks!

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Determining if pre and post medication adm given during an ER procedure are billable

Hello,

We are trying to determine if we are allowed to bill separately for the administration of medications prior to and after a procedure such as a laceration repair or a wrist reduction done in the ER. Often after a wrist reduction in the ER the patient will receive Zofran for nausea and Dilaudid for pain control. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

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Trigger finger/FDS repair both billable ?

I need some guidance – some articles say you can bill both 26055 (59)TFR along with flexor digitorum superficialis repair 26350
The insurance is a medicare advantage – that leads me directly to just 26350, but then maybe I have missed something.
Here is a part of the note: The patient has severe tendinosis with longitudinal tearing & fraying of the fds both proximal, distal and under the A1pulley. Debrided and repaired.
History: the patient had a fall -as a result she also had an orif of the distal radius repaired during the same session.

I am looking at : 26350 – M66.341 and 25609 S52.561A
opinions please
Thanks Barb

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Post op rash = billable?

Hi all,

Curious to get opinions on this one.

Surgeon performed surgery. About 1 week later, patient returned for post op office appointment. She developed a rash within the range of surgical area, but NOT at or near the actual incision at all. It is written in the note that the rash "may or may not be" due to the Chloraprep solution painted on the area preop.
The doctor assessed the rash and gave patient a prescription. (obviously no return to the OR).

Would this be considered a post-op complication within the global period, and not billable? Or can I bill as an unrelated condition during post op period with modifier 79??

Thanks!
NM

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TAVR/TTE what is billable

Good morning,

I am trying to figure out what is included in a TAVR as far as the diagnostic testing done the same day and the day after the procedure and what is considered billable. From my understanding a TTE will be done a few weeks or months before the TAVR to understand the grade of aortic stenosis, a TTE will be performed during the TAVR to make sure there are no leaks and overall valve function is good, another TTE is performed after the TAVR (same day) to evaluate cardiac function and the prosthetic valve, and then another TTE is performed the day after the procedure to evaluate the cardiac function again and based on those results what cardiac care is needed going forward for the patient.

What is bundled/considered part of the TAVR procedure?

Is the TTE done the same day included in the TAVR?

Is the TTE done the day after included in the TAVR?

Any advice helps, thank you

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33282 and 33284 same session is it billable with 59 modifier?

Cardiac Implantable Loop Monitor Explant Operative Report
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Procedure(s): Implantable Loop recorder explantation
Implantable Loop recorder implantation
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Indications:
Loop ERI
Palpitations
Cryptogenic stroke
PAT
Inducible but not clinical PAF
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Procedure Details
The risks, benefits, complications, treatment options, and expected outcomes were discussed with the patient. The patient and/or family concurred with the proposed plan, giving informed consent. Patient was marked and timeout done.
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The antibiotic was completely infused. The patient was prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion and the left lower parasternal region anesthetized with 10 cc of 2% lidocaine with epinephrine. An incision was made over the old scar, and dissection made down to the loop device, and the pocket incised and loop removed. The insertion tool of the new device inserted the loop parallel to the old loop pocket in a new site. Hemostasis was insured. The incision was closed with steristrips.
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Steri-Strips and a dry sterile dressing were placed over the wound and the patient was transferred to the heart center holding room in stable condition for recovery from sedation.
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I was present with the patient for the duration of moderate sedation and supervised airway monitoring staff who had no other duties and monitored the patient for the entire procedure. Details of sedation and monitoring are entered by the nurse administering the sedation into the EP lab EMR. Please see the nursing flow sheets for documentation of the name of the independent trained observer, and intra-service start and end times.
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Hardware explanted: Medtronic Reveal LINQ MN LNQ11, SN RLA685634S
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Hardware implanted: Medtronic Reveal LINQ MN LNQ11, SN RLA497302S
should I bill 33282-59,33284?
patient has medicare
thanks in advance
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