Respiratory Question for the Week of December 18, 2023
Bryan Nordley
December 18, 2023
When do we report 94669?
When do we report 94669?
What is the correct way to code for an imaging study of an ileal conduit when the injection is performed near where the conduit empties into the external drainage bag (i.e., the skin side of the conduit)?
Can you explain the correlation between the number of markers analyzed in flow cytometry tests and the corresponding codes that we should report?
When are new 2024 codes 76984, 76987, and 76989 reported?
How would we code for the following when it comes to hospital-based services: An interventional cardiologist performs a PTCA in the LAD followed by drug-eluting stent placement in the same vessel, subsequently the physician next performs a PTCA in the RCA.
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