Multiple procedures at the same visitQCan I code 99213, 69210 and 93000 at the same visit?You should append modifier -25 to the evaluation and management (E/M) code, but you should not need additional modifiers for 69210, “removal impacted cerumen (separate procedure), one or both ears,” or for 93000, “electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report,” because these codes do not have work components that overlap with the E/M code. However, some payers might require modifier -59 to indicate that these services were distinct procedural services. Check with your payers to find out their requirements.Lesion excisionsQHow should I code for multiple lesion excisions (full-thickness)? Should I list each excision separately?Excision of lesions should be reported by location and size (the width of the lesion plus the margin, i.e., the wound after excision). Report the most significant procedure first. Subsequent lesion excisions should be reported with either modifier -51 to indicate multiple surgeries were performed or modifier -76 if they are reported with the same code as the initial procedure.
If multiple distinct lesions are removed using different methods, add an anatomic modifier or modifier -59 to the codes for the subsequent procedures to indicate a different site, a different method or a different lesion. Also, if the repair of the wound involves the layered closure of one or more layers of deep tissues in addition to skin, you can separately report the appropriate intermediate repair codes (12031-12057) or complex repair codes (13100-13160).Performing CPR in the officeQRecently a patient came into the office complaining of light-headedness and dizziness. She soon went into cardiac arrest, and we had to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). How should we bill for this?You should report CPR with code 92950. Additionally, you can report any significant E/M service provided prior to the patient becoming critical and/or a critical care service provided for less than 30 minutes with an appropriate E/M code. Modifier -25 should be appended to any E/M service code reported on the same date as CPR.
If 30 minutes or more of your time was spent doing work directly related to this patient's critical care, report critical care code 99291 for 30 to 74 minutes and 99292 for each additional 30 minutes. Keep in mind that the time you spend performing CPR is not counted in the time used to determine the units of critical care you report. See the introductory text of the Critical Care Services section of CPT for more information.Vitamin B12 injectionsQWhat codes should we report for a vitamin B12 injection?Subcutaneous and intramuscular injections should be reported with code 90772 in addition to the code that identifies the medication injected. Vitamin B12 should be reported with code J3420, which represents up to 1,000 mcg per unit. Many Medicare carriers have made local coverage decisions regarding vitamin B12 injections that provide reimbursement only for patients with certain types of anemia and other conditions. Check with your carrier and, if indicated, ask the beneficiary to sign an Advance Beneficiary Notice.Supplying oxygen to patientsQWe often have patients arrive at our clinic with difficulty breathing or chest pain that requires the use of oxygen.
Can we bill for providing this service?Providing oxygen to the patient is not separately reportable as it is incidental to the other services provided to the patient and therefore already included in the practice expense component of the service codes. Bandages, surgical trays and syringes are examples of other incidental items.New vaccinesQWhere can I find the codes for new vaccines?It indicates when the codes become effective and whether a vaccine is still pending FDA approval.Glucose tolerance testsQWhat are the rules for coding 82951 and 82952 when performing glucose tolerance tests (GTT)?tolerance test (GTT), three specimens (includes glucose),” represents the initial, one-hour and two-hour post-glucose tests. If you perform additional testing beyond these three specimens, report code 82952 for each additional post-glucose test. Note that you do not need a modifier for reporting 82952 in addition to 82951.Ordering the CMS-1500 formQHow can I order the new CMS-1500 form?Many practice supply companies offer the new CMS-1500 form.
If your current supplier does not have the revised form, contact the U.S. Government Printing Office at 866-512-1800 or try other medical practice suppliers, printers or office product stores in your area or online. An Internet search can also help you find companies selling the form.Clinical Information A decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the body cannot absorb vitamin b12A megaloblastic anemia occurring in children but more commonly in later life, characterized by histamine-fast achlorhydria, in which the laboratory and clinical manifestations are based on malabsorption of vitamin b 12 due to a failure of the gastric mucosa to secrete adequate and potent intrinsic factor. A type of anemia (low red blood cell count) caused by the body's inability to absorb vitamin b12.Anemia due to poor intestinal absorption of vitamin b12 caused by defective production of intrinsic factor (a carrier protein) by the gastric mucosa.Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin b-12 deficiency due to impaired absorption.
The impaired absorption of vitamin b-12 is secondary to atrophic gastritis and loss of gastric parietal cells.Applicable To Addison anemiaBiermer anemiaPernicious (congenital) anemiaCongenital intrinsic factor deficiencyApproximate Synonyms Anemia, perniciousPernicious anemiaICD-10-CM is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v34.0):811 Red blood cell disorders with mcc812 Red blood cell disorders without mccConvert ICD-10-CM D51.0 to ICD-9-CMThe following ICD-10-CM Index entries contain back-references to ICD-10-CM :Addison-Biermer anemia (pernicious) Addison'sanemia (pernicious) Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) D64.9Addison (-Biermer) (pernicious) Biermer's (pernicious) combined system disease NEC cytogenic malignant (progressive) pernicious (congenital) (malignant) (progressive) congenital P61.4pernicious progressive D64.9malignant pernicious vitaminB12 deficiency (dietary) deficiency D53.9vitamin B12 NOS D51.9pernicious due tointrinsic factor deficiency Biermer's (pernicious) Congenital - see also conditionintrinsic factor deficiency Deficiency, deficientintrinsicfactor (congenital) Degeneration, degenerativecombined (spinal cord) (subacute) E53.8with anemia (pernicious) Disease, diseased - see also SyndromeAddison's anemia (pernicious) Biermer's (pernicious anemia) Lichtheim's (subacute combined sclerosis with pernicious anemia) Putnam's (subacute combined sclerosis with pernicious anemia) Runeberg's (progressive pernicious anemia) Glossitis (chronic superficial) (gangrenous) (Moeller's) K14.0Hunter's Hunter'sglossitis Myasthenia G70.9syndromeinpernicious anemia Myelopathy (spinal cord) G95.9in (due to)pernicious anemia Neuropathy