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For the Week of June 27, 2022
Cardiology
Cardiology Question for the Week of June 27, 2022
Question:
For IFR what is the difference for codes 93571 and 93572? What is the difference in what the codes represent?
Laboratory
Laboratory Question for the Week of June 27, 2022
Question:
What revenue codes are acceptable when reporting the 85XXX series? Is 0300 safe to report?
Radiology
Radiology Question for the Week of June 27, 2022
Question:
What CPT® codes should be charged when performing a lymphoscintigraphy for pre-operative sentinel node localization? Is there an injection code? Should 38792 be charged?
Respiratory
Respiratory Question for the Week of June 27, 2022
Question:
What ICD-10 diagnostic code would we report for COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic patients prior to inpatient admissions, planned outpatient procedures, and immunosuppressant therapies as part of Pre-Procedure Screening for PFT?
General
General Question for the Week of June 27, 2022
Question:
For respiratory therapy services, what does “room and board” mean?
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