Mar 29, 2019 | Medical billing basics
Covered BENEFITSCSHCS covers services that are medically necessary, related to the beneficiary’s qualifying diagnosis(es), and ordered by the beneficiary’s CSHCS authorized specialist(s) or subspecialist(s). Services are covered and reimbursed according to Medicaid...
Mar 22, 2019 | Medical billing basics
Code Description CPT 0069U Oncology (colorectal), microrna, rt-pcr expression profiling of mir-31-3p, formalinfixed paraffin-embedded tissue, algorithm reported as an expression score 81229 Cytogenomic constitutional (genome-wide) microarray analysis; interrogation of...
Mar 8, 2019 | Medical billing basics
Code Description CPT 20974 Electrical stimulation to aid bone healing; noninvasive (non-operative) 20975 Electrical stimulation to aid bone healing; invasive (operative) HCPCS E0747 Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, noninvasive, other than spinal applications E0749...
Feb 22, 2019 | Medical billing basics
Coding Code Description CPT76120 Cineradiography/videoradiography, except where specifically included 76125 Cineradiography/videoradiography to complement routine examination (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 76496 Unlisted fluoroscopic...
Feb 7, 2019 | Medical billing basics
CodingIn 2015, the CPT codes combined the kyphoplasty procedure with all of the necessary imaging guidance; they are listed in the table below.Code Description CPT22513 Percutaneous vertebral augmentation, including cavity creation (fracture reduction and bone biopsy...
Jan 25, 2019 | Medical billing basics
Coding Code Description CPT81205 BCKDHB (branched-chain keto acid dehydrogenase E1, beta polypeptide) (eg, Maple syrup urine disease) gene analysis, common variants (eg, R183P, G278S, E422X)81206 BCR/ABL1 (t(9;22)) (eg, chronic myelogenous leukemia) translocation...
