Dos and Don'ts : Parathyroidectomy - AAPC
2001年10月1日 · 60512 parathyroid autotransplantation (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure). Often, otolaryngologists remove three or 3 1/2 of the patient's four parathyroid glands, leaving one gland (or at least some tissue from one gland) to retain parathyroid function and prevent hypoparathyroidism.
Add $245 to 60240 Claim That Contains 60512's 2 R's - AAPC
2007年7月3日 · Reporting +60512 (Parathyroid autotransplantation [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) can add about $245 to a thyroidectomy claim (the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule assigns 6.48 transitional total relative value units to 60512; 6.48 RVUs x 2007 conversion factor 37.8975 = $245.58). But 60512 carries two requirements.
autotransplantation | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
2010年4月29日 · One of our Doc's coded a surgery the other day as follows, 60220-total lopbectomy,unilateral w/woisthmusmuetomy 60512-parathyroid autotransplantation sorry i do not have op note yet. My claim is holding because 60512 is not being billed with the appropriate primary procedure. He is insisting...
CPT ® 60512, Under Excision Procedures on the Parathyroid
CPT Code 60512, Surgical Procedures on the Parathyroid, Thymus, Adrenal Glands, Pancreas, and Carotid Body, Excision Procedures on the Parathyroid, Thymus, Adrenal Glands, Pancreas, and Carotid Body - Codify by AAPC
Thyroidectomy, total or complete with parathyroid …
HCPCS code C7555 for Thyroidectomy, total or complete with parathyroid autotransplantation as maintained by CMS falls under Miscellaneous Surgical Procedures. Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.
Boost Your 60240 Claim By $240 When It Contains 60512's 2 R's
2010年8月27日 · This ammo will help you combat insurer s autotransplantation base-code snafu.You can boost a claim involving 60240 by more than $240 when you meet 60512 s criteria.Reporting +60512 (Parathyroid autotransplantation [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) can add about $240 to a thyroidectomy claim (the Medicare Physician Fee ...
Demystify Kidney Transplant Coding With This Handy Guide : …
2022年4月12日 · Autotransplantation: For autotransplantation, you have one code — 50380 (Renal autotransplantation, reimplantation of kidney). In this procedure, your urologist removes the patient’s kidney from the normal anatomic location and reimplants it into a new site by connecting renal and iliac vessels.
Kidney Transplant Coding in Brief - AAPC Knowledge Center
2015年7月1日 · For renal autotransplantation extra-corporeal (bench) surgery, report autotransplantation as the primary procedure and other procedures (i.e., partial nephrectomy, nephrolithotomy) as secondary procedure(s). Example: The patient is undergoing an autotransplantation of the kidney (50380). The physician performs a nephrolithotomy (e.g., …
Don't Use This Modifier With 60512 : Reader Questions - AAPC
2004年9月8日 · Answer: You should report +60512 (Parathyroid autotransplantation [list separately in addition to code for primary procedure]) with no modifier -51 (Multiple procedures). Because the parathyroid transplantation code is an add-on code, you don't need to append modifier -51 to 60512 to indicate a multiple procedure.
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