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Wiki - Methylene Blue Tampon Dye Test Procedure - AAPC Scant blue was noted on the caudal end which was attributed to foley catheter removal A new tampon was then inserted by the patient further into the vagina after verifying there was no methylene blue on the vulva She walked for an additional 20 minutes Result: Tampon clean No orange or blue coloration
Wiki - Colonoscopy with Chromoendoscopy | Medical Billing and . . . - AAPC The physician performed chromoendoscopy by spraying methylene blue during colonoscopy which unlisted CPT code should be used here ? Is it 44799 - unlisted procedure, intestine or 45399 - unlisted procedure,colon I find some resources on internet suggesting 44799 which is for intestine whereas
Wiki - Double Dye Test | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC Physician did a cysto, pelvic exam, bilateral retrograde pyelograms, and double dye test After he did the cysto and the retrogrades, he says he drained and irrigated the bladder multiple times Filled the bladder through a 16-French Foley catheter with dilute methylene blue The was done after
Explore Pelvic Inspection Coding : You Be the Coder - AAPC Methylene blue had been given, and there was good response with methylene blue draining well into the bladder There was no evidence of methylene blue leaking into the wound The patient was then repositioned in the lithotomy position, cleaned, prepped and draped Cystoscopic examination was then performed using a 22-French rigid cystoscope
Wiki - The Difference between 38900 38792 - AAPC 38792 is for the radioactive tracer that is usually injected in a different locale before surgery The 38900 is the methylene blue that the surgeon injects during surgery and it is not radioactive These are usually both used for a SLN biopsy excision
Wiki - methylene blue injection during mastectomy - AAPC Before using 38790 and 38792, please note that methylene blue is not a radiopharmaceutical--thus making 38790 inapplicable for this injection CPT Asst , Nov 1998 does a good job of explaining 38792--which is used for "radioactive injection (s)" Methylene blue is used in surgeries to visually trace the lymphatics and identifying creating appropriate planes for excision; it is does not relate
Wiki - 38900Intraoperative identification (eg, mapping) of . . . - AAPC Yes, this is absolutely justification for -50 The ICG dye is injected on each side of the cervix so that the mapping itself (represented by 38900) is bilateral From SGO: How do you code for laparoscopic robotic sentinel lymph node biopsy (ies) in endometrial and cervical carcinoma? The code depends on dye injected For non-radioactive dye use 38900, with modifier 50 if bilateral mapping is