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...
Jan 2, 2019 | Medical billing basics
Coding Code Description CPT0359T Behavior identification assessment – Used for initial evaluation/assessment, initial functional analysis, and periodic functional analysis re-assessments (must be done by a program manager/lead behavioral therapist) Alternate to HCPCS...
Dec 14, 2018 | Medical billing basics
Coding Medically Necessary Code Description CPT95940 Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring in the operating room, one on one monitoring requiring personal attendance, each 15 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)95941...
Nov 30, 2018 | Medical billing basics
Coding Code Description CPT0340T Ablation, pulmonary tumor(s), including pleura or chest wall when involved by tumor extension, percutaneous, cryoablation, unilateral, includes imaging guidance (code terminated 1/1/18, replaced by 32994)19105 Ablation, cryosurgical,...
Nov 10, 2018 | Medical billing basics
Code Description CPT 0013U Oncology (solid organ neoplasia), gene rearrangement detection by whole genome next – generation sequencing, DNA, fresh or frozen tissue or cells, report of specific gene rearrangement(s) (MatePair...
Oct 24, 2018 | Medical billing basics
Code DescriptionCPT 81404 Molecular pathology procedure, Level 5 (eg, analysis of 2 – 5 exons by DNA sequence analysis, mutation scanning or duplication/deletion variants of 6 -10 exons, or characterization of a dynamic mutation disorder/triplet...
Jul 7, 2018 | Medical billing basics
Rural Health Clinic and Federally Qualified Health Center ServicesPayment may be made under Part B for the medical and other health services furnished by a qualified rural health clinic (RHC) and Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). The covered services...
