ICD-10 code for POTS (G90.A): Documentation and billing guide
The ICD-10 code for POTS is G90.A. Learn when to assign it, the documentation payers require, and the CPT codes it pairs with.
CPT code 00862: Anesthesia for extraperitoneal procedures
CPT code 00862 covers anesthesia for extraperitoneal procedures in the lower abdomen: nephrectomy, donor kidney removal, and repairs to the upper third of the ureter. The surgeon has to stay outside the peritoneal cavity for this code to apply. Mix up that detail on the operative report, and the claim lands on the wrong code. […]
CPT code 00670: Base units, modifiers, and billing guide
A four-hour spine reconstruction can still lose its full reimbursement over one wrong digit or a missing modifier. That is the everyday risk with CPT code 00670. It is the anesthesia code for the most extensive spine and spinal cord procedures. The money is real, but so is the denial rate. The code only applies […]
CPT code 00820: Posterior abdominal wall anesthesia guide
CPT code 00820 covers anesthesia for procedures on the lower posterior abdominal wall, the back half of that wall. Think of a biopsy or excision of a mass, a muscle flap procedure, or a deep injection in that region. The code carries 5 ASA base units. Billers often assume 00820 is just a bigger, more […]
CPT Code 97597: Active wound care management billing guide
CPT Code 97597 is the billing code for active wound care management: selective debridement of a wound 20 sq cm or less, performed without anesthesia. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires wound dimensions, tissue type removed, and a clear medical necessity statement for every encounter billed under this code, and a single […]
CPT Code 88300: Level I surgical pathology, gross examination only
Most pathology billing denials don’t come from complex cases. They come from Level I specimens coded incorrectly or missing a single line of documentation. CPT Code 88300 is the lowest-complexity surgical pathology code in the AMA’s CPT code set, yet it accounts for a disproportionate share of coding errors in labs and outpatient settings. Understanding […]
CPT Code 01951: Burn excision anesthesia billing guide [year]
CPT Code 01951 covers anesthesia services for second- and third-degree burn excision or debridement procedures involving less than 4.0% of total body surface area (TBSA). The code sits within the anesthesia section of the AMA’s CPT code set (range 00100-01999) and is maintained by the American Medical Association. The clinical scenario is specific: the patient […]
CPT code 01932: Jugular vein and intrathoracic vein anesthesia
Most anesthesia claim denials for interventional radiology procedures come down to one of three mistakes: CPT code 01932 covers a specific site within that family — the jugular vein and intrathoracic veins — and it is easy to confuse with the not-otherwise-specified code (01930) or the intracranial code (01933) that sit next to it in […]
CPT Code 01772: Anesthesia for upper arm and elbow artery embolectomy
CPT code 01772 is the anesthesia code for embolectomy — the surgical removal of a blood clot or other obstruction — from an artery of the upper arm or elbow. It’s reported by anesthesiologists and CRNAs, and it applies only when the operative report documents that specific procedure. Any other arterial procedure at the same […]
CPT Code 10035: Soft tissue localization device placement guide
CPT Code 10035 covers percutaneous placement of a soft tissue localization device, with imaging guidance, for the first lesion. Coders in radiology, breast surgery, and dermatology use it most often to mark a non-palpable lesion before a planned excision or biopsy. Facility and non-facility rates differ substantially, and NCCI edits automatically flag the most common […]