Archive for The Day of January 20th, 2009

Archive for the Day of January 20th, 2009

Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of January 20th, 2009.

Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during January 20th, 2009.

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Medical Billing CPT found for Transposition of Ovary

Medical Billing CPT found for Transposition of Ovary There are many procedures in which there is no particular medical billing code to represent it. For instance, an Oophoropexy is usually performed for radiation therapy, but what if it were performed for polycentric ovarian syndrome? Is there a CPT code to represent this? Knowing your options is an important trait in the medical billing world. In the oophoropexy example above, some medical billing staff members may use the current procedural terminology code 58825 (Transposition, ovary). Unfortunately, they would be incorrect. The definition of transposition is when an ovary is moved due to radiation therapy. Since radiation therapy is not being performed,

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