![]() Patient's lungs filled up again and another thoracentesis was performed by the same physician. A physician performed a thoracentesis for a patient with pleural effusion.The patient was taken to the recovery room and 20 minutes later the patient began hemorrhaging and was returned to the operating room for replacement of the gastrostomy tube under fluoroscopic guidance at the same site. ![]() A patient underwent percutaneous placement of a gastrostomy tube under fluoroscopic guidance in the outpatient hospital setting.How would each physician code (report) for their services? Liver transplant is performed by a surgical team consisting of four physicians.Code the services for a physician assisting the surgeon with the procedure. Laminectomy (hemilaminectomy) with excision of herniated disc, L2-元.After the patient was prepped for surgery and after administration of anesthesia (not by the surgeon), the patient developed atrial fibrillation and the procedure was terminated. Patient is in the hospital as an outpatient for a percutaneous liver biopsy.(Coding Tip: Remember 50 modifier is not used with Radiology CPT codes.) Physician owns equipment and reads/interprets results of x-rays. Bilateral femur x-rays 2 views on each side.Independent radiologist reads and interprets the results of the pyelogram. Hospital does not bill for radiologist. Physician performs procedure at hospital. Physician performs procedure at hospital and reads & interprets results of the pyelogram. Office procedure. Physician owns equipment, performs procedure & outside radiologist reads and interprets the results of the pyelogram.Office procedure. Physician owns equipment, performs procedure & reads & interprets results of the pyelogram.Ī cystourethroscopy with retrograde pyelography.Code each different scenario for the same procedure.Patient undergoes a split thickness skin graft of his leg after the surgeon removes a large malignant melanoma of the leg.Physician A performs the surgical creation of the pocket for the pulse generator. Physician B inserts the pacemaker. Insertion of permanent cardiac pacemaker with transvenous atrial & ventricular electrodes.A bilateral endoscopic nasal polypectomy. ![]()
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