tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2001 Issue 6

Reader Question: 44015 Correctly Coded with 48150

Question: Our local Medicare carrier is denying +44015 when performed during the same session as 48150 because, according to the explanation of benefits, the related or qualifying claim/service was not paid or identified on the claim. Should I be using 44300 instead? Virginia SubscriberAnswer: The denial should be appealed. Code +44015 (tube or needle catheter jejunostomy for enteral alimentation, intraoperative, any method [list separately in addition to primary procedure]) is not limited to a particular procedure, says Marcella Bucknam, CPC, billing and compliance manager with the department of surgery at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Both...

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