Coding Percutaneous Drainage Procedures - AAPC Tunneled Pleural Catheters 32550 Insertion of indwelling tunneled pleural catheter with cuff Description: This code is used for the insertion of a tunneled pleural catheter, which is primarily used for long-term drainage of pleural effusions, often caused by cancer
Catheters for Multiple Applications C1724-C1736 - AAPC The HCPCS codes range Catheters for Multiple Applications C1724-C1736 is a standardized code set necessary for Medicare and other health insurance providers to provide healthcare claims
Billing Urinary Catheters? Prepare for an Audit - AAPC DME suppliers: Internal audits are in order From 2014 through 2021, the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) identified high improper An OIG report says Medicare has been improperly paying suppliers for intermittent urinary catheters and has made millions of improper payments
Reporting Cardiac Ablation (93653, 93654, 93656) - AAPC Advance the multielectrode catheters from the access sheaths into the respective cardiac chambers where they will be used to pace and record Perform pacing and sensing in the right atrium, left atrium, and right ventricle Obtain a recording of the bundle of His and measure the refractory periods
Incontinence Devices and Supplies A4310-A4360 - AAPC The HCPCS codes range Incontinence Devices and Supplies A4310-A4360 is a standardized code set necessary for Medicare and other health insurance providers to provide healthcare claims