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Coding Category II Codes

Category II codes, or Performance Measure codes, as used voluntarily by physicians. They are recognized by four numerical digits followed by the letter F

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Coding Category III Codes

Category III codes can be found in our CPT codebooks. These use four numerical digits followed by the letter T, such as 1234T.

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Coding Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye.

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Coding Modifier TC vs 26

Certain procedures are a combination of a physician or other qualified healthcare professional component and a technical component.

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Coding Pacemakers

For pacemakers, there are different codes for a single or dual-chamber system. The chamber refers to the right atrium or right ventricle.

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Coding Alopecia

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles, causing hair loss.

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Coding Modifier 25

Modifier 25 is defined as “Significant, Separately Identifiable Evaluation and Management Service by the Same Physician

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Coding Cholelithiasis

About 80% of people with gallstones are asymptomatic. The remainder has symptoms ranging from a characteristic type of pain.

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Coding 76937, Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access

CPT code 76937 may be used for any vascular access, whether it is related to a central venous access placement or not. Some procedures bundle code 76937

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Coding Repairs

Coding repairs can seem daunting to some; however, the process is laid out nicely in our CPT code books.

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