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Coding Corner Question: October

  |  Issue: October 2012  |  

Test Your Coding Knowledge

    1. What is the rule for billing the initial hour for drug administration codes?
    2. A physician assistant (PA) or a nurse practitioner (NP) can see any type of “incident to” patient.
      • True
      • False
    3. When coding for a joint injection, e.g., 20600, you can bill for both the injection and aspiration.
      • True
      • False
    4. What code(s) would you use to bill for five-trigger point injections in three different muscles?

Bonus question: If you get this right you are a very experienced coder!

  1. What laboratory code is billed if your physician sees a patient that is admitted to the hospital and performs a crystal identification by light microscopy lab?

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