âAledadeâs growth in such a short amount of time demonstrates that there is a real thirst for a new model of primary care, one that empowers physicians to succeed,â Farzad Mostashari, M.D., CEO and co-founder of Aledade and former National Coordinator for Health IT, said in a statement.
If a splint is applied, then the appropriate code for the splint application should be reported, CPT codes 29105â29131, 29505â29515. In addition, AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS, fourth quarter 2007, p. 5, advises the following for âApplication of air castâ providers:
The CPT code is 45378 (Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure, diagnostic). For Medicare patients, coders should report V76.51 as the primary diagnosis, then check if the patient is high risk, based on various factors found on the CMS list.Starting Jan. 1, 2011, if a patient presents for a screening colonoscopy, Medicare will waive the deductible and co-insurance.he procedure involves inserting a colonoscope into the anus and moving through the colon, past the splenic flexure, to visualize the lumen of the rectum and the colon. According to Ms. SanGiovanni, the diagnosis code is selected from the V code section V76.51.