by Medical Billing | May 28, 2021 | Medicare payment basics
CPT CODE and Description30075-16 [977] Biopsy of pancreas30473-00 [1005] Panendoscopy to duodenum30688-00 [1949] Endoscopic ultrasoundDOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPYDouble balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is an endoscopic technique that allows examination of the small...
by Medical Billing | Feb 28, 2021 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure Code Changes and Description• Deleted Codes* 49080 – Peritoneocentesis, abdominal paracentesis, or peritoneal lavage (diagnostic or therapeutic); initial* 49081 – Peritoneocentesis, abdominal paracentesis, or peritoneal lavage (diagnostic or...
by Medical Billing | Feb 15, 2021 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure code and Description 47560 Laparoscopy, surgical; with guided transhepatic cholangiography, without biopsy47561 with guided transhepatic cholangiography with biopsy47562 cholecystectomy47563 cholecystectomy with cholangiography47564 cholecystectomy with...
by Medical Billing | Jan 18, 2021 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure code and Description CPT 87635 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe techniqueCPT 87426 – Infectious agent...
by Medical Billing | Oct 21, 2020 | Medicare payment basics
CPT CODE and Description• 99401 – preventive medicine counseling and/or risk factor intervention/s provided to an individual (separate procedure); approximately 15 minutes• 99402 – preventive medicine counseling and/or risk factor intervention/s provided to an...