tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2011 Issue 4

+49412, +49327 Add Interstitial Device Specificity

Clarify billing for radiological guidance.When your general surgeon placed interstitial devices for radiation therapy guidance during a distinct open or laparoscopic abdominal procedure, you didn't have a way to code the additional service -- until now. Make sure you capture all the pay you deserve when you learn how to use two new CPT 2011 codes for the procedure.Open, Lap, or Percutaneous Approach Distinguish PlacementLast year, you had one code to use when your surgeon placed an abdominal interstitial device for radiation therapy guidance -- 49411 (Placement of interstitial device[s] for radiation therapy guidance [e.g., fiducial...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci General Surgery Coding Alert.


Leverage vital, to-the-point monthly guidance to boost your reporting accuracy and your coding know-how. We make it convenient for your team to stay informed, compliant, and profitable with a subscription to TCI’s General Surgery Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1999 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci General Surgery Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.