PEG insertion with jejunal extension
Carolyn - this is great. I corrected NCHS and CMS regarding this procedure about three or four years ago when they had it classified and defined...
05-24-2013, 03:00 AM Go to last post
AMI??? or Ill defined heart disease???
As usual, with the lack of defined criteria given by the code gurus, it make it harder on the professional coder in the field. I would only code...
05-18-2013, 08:37 PM Go to last post
Hospital Inpatient coding: ancillary procedures done during a TAVR/TAVI
Hi, and welcome. The major issues involve the CPT codes and bundling of elements of a procedure which are always integral to its performance. ...
05-15-2013, 08:22 PM Go to last post
Contamination vs Central line blood infection
Very good points regarding the issue of positive culture from a catheter tip. Before one considers a blood strream infection, there must be a...
05-14-2013, 09:47 PM Go to last post