Falha de implantação: realidade ou ilusão estatística?
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This Journal Club Global explores the consensus statement from the July 1, 2022 Lugano Workshop on recurrent implantation failure.
View the Article being discussed: Recurrent implantation failure: reality or a statistical mirage? Consensus statement from the July 1, 2022 Lugano Workshop on recurrent implantation failure
Panelists:
Dr. Rui Ferriani - raferria@fmrp.usp.br
Dr. Fernanda de Paula Rodrigues
Dr. Renato Silva Martins
Moderators:
Dr. Renato Fraietta
Dr. Pietro Bortoletto
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Topic Resources
When to use code Z31.83
When a patient is completing an approved fertility cycle, is it necessary View the Answer
Timed Intercourse Cycle Codes
Is it appropriate to utilize codes N97.8 or View the Answer
Billing Physician vs Service Physician
What physician’s name must be on the treatment notes and who we are permitted to bill to insurance for: View the Answer
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Fertility and Sterility On Air - TOC: July 2024
Articles this month include: predicting ART complications, laser assisted hatching on vitrified blastocysts, predictive models of miscarriage and more.Listen to the Episode
The use of hormonal contraceptives in fertility treatments: a committee opinion (2024)
Hormonal contraception aids in the timing of ART cycles, reduce ovarian cysts at IVF cycle initiation, and optimize visualization before hysteroscopy. View the Committee Opinion
Family members as gamete donors or gestational carriers: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)
The use of adult intrafamilial gamete donors and gestational surrogates is ethically acceptable when all participants are fully informed and counseled. View the Committee Document
Semen analysis and thaw code
Can we use the semen analysis presence and motility (89300) code along with a reproductive tissue thaw code (89354) View the Answer
Billing for assisted hatching at biopsy and transfer
We would also like to know if you can bill assisted hatching with biopsy and then assisted hatching again during the transfer cycle. View the Answer
Diagnosis code for donation
What is the diagnosis code for an embryo donation versus egg donation? View the Answer
Coding for an endometrial biopsy/Mock cycle
We had patients request us to bill their insurance for the two monitoring visits and the Endo BX and change the diagnosis code to something that is payable. View the Answer
Financial ‘‘risk-sharing’’ or refund programs in assisted reproduction: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)
Financial ‘‘risk-sharing’’ fee structures in programs charge patients a higher initial fee but provide reduced fees for subsequent cycles. View the Committee Document
Prevention of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a guideline (2023)
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a serious complication associated with assisted reproductive technology. View the guideline
Guidance for coding limited or follow-up ultrasounds used during an IVF Cycle
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Billing for cryopreservation procedures on different days
I understand that if cryopreservation of oocytes is performed on two separate dates of service, each date of service was billable. View the Answer
Measurements to report with ultrasound codes
Are there clear guidelines as to what measurements are required in order to bill for each type of ultrasound? VIew the Answer
Billing IVF lab work
We typically bill our IVF Lab work under the rendering provider who performs the VOR. Who should be the supervising provider for embryology billing? View the Answer
Estradiol Free versus Total
Should patients with fertility issues be billing Estradiol Free (82681) instead of Estradiol Total (82670)? View the Answer
IVF coverage denied for Z31.83 diagnosis code
My wife and I have been seeking IVF treatment and coverage was added for infertility treatment (up to $25,000) but our insurer keeps denying it. View the Answer
Cycle coordination fees and 99499, S4042
I reviewed cycle coordination fees, but see that there is no specific code for cycle management. View the Answer
Supervising provider for embryology billing
We typically bill our IVF Lab work under the rendering provider who performs the VOR. Who should be the supervising provider for embryology billing? View the Answer
The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017†‡§ (2017)
Terms and definitions currently used infertility care, infertility and medically assisted reproduction (MAR) can have different meanings that are dependent upon the setting, their usage in research or clinical interventions, or among diverse populations.View the Committee Joint Guideline
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Z Codes Vs. Procedure Codes For Fertility Preservation Counseling
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Unlisted Fertility Treatment CPT Code
Can you please refer me to an unlisted management CPT code for fertility treatment? View the Answer
Pregnancy Of Unknown Location
What is the most appropriate ICD-10 code for pregnancy of unknown location (not an ectopic pregnancy)? View the Answer
Pregnancy Ultrasound
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Limited Monitoring Ultrasound
What is the appropriate code to use for a limited follow-up follicular transvaginal ultrasound? View the Answer
Limited Transvaginal Ultrasound
One of our clients received information that a repeat limited transvaginal ultrasound should be billed with a limited pelvic ultrasound code (76857). View the Answer
In Vitro Maturation
Have CPT codes been established for maturation in vitro? View the Answer
IUI Same Gender
When managing an IUI or IVF cycle for a female same sex couple or a patient that has no exposure to sperm, what ICD 10 diagnosis should be used? View the Answer
IVF Case Rates
What ICD-10 codes apply to case rates? View the Answer
Monitoring E&M
Our group would like to know if others are billing an evaluation and management code for ultrasound and blood draw visits? View the Answer
Monitoring FET
What is the correct diagnosis code to use on the follicle ultrasound (76857) for a patient who is undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET)? View the Answer
Monitoring Ovulation Induction By Nurses
We are considering the use of CPT code 99211 for encounters during cycle management as part of ovulation induction. View the Answer
Non-REI Board Certified MD Performing REI Procedures
My boss has a few follow up questions about a non-REI board certified MD performing REI procedures. View the Answer
Embryo Storage Fees For Multiple Cycles
We bill embryo storage 89342 for a year's storage. View the Answer
Endometrial Receptivity Analysis
Our physicians are going to start doing an Endometrial Receptivity Analysis. Do you know the appropriate CPT code that should be used?View the Answer
Flat Fee For Outside Monitoring
Can our office charge outside monitoring patients a flat fee to be seen? View the Answer
Diagnosis Code For Same-Sex Egg Donation
We have a same-sex male couple with insurance coverage for IVF. View the Answer
Donor Embryos
Could you give guidance for the correct ICD-10 code(s) to use when a patient is doing an Anonymous Donor Embryo Transfer cycle? View the Answer
Coding For Placement Of A Cervical Stitch
Physicians at our practice are placing a stitch and dilating the cervix after egg retrievals for those patients that have cervical stenosis. View the Answer
Assisted Hatching Billed With Embryo Biopsy
Do you know if both assisted hatching (89253) and embryo biopsy for PGS/PGD/CCS (89290/89291) can be billed during the same cycle? View the Answer
Billing at an Outside Clinic for Lab Services
One of my physicians uses an outside facility to perform the retrievals and transfers. View the Answer
Board Certified Vs. Non-Board Certified Billing
Is coding/billing any different when a non-board certified or non-REI provider submits for REI procedure? View the Answer
Mental-health Services During Assisted Reproduction
A summary of codes for Mental-health Services During Assisted Reproduction compiled by the ASRM Coding Committee. View the Coding Summary
Laboratory Procedures during ART Cycles
A listing of codes, compiled for a fresh ART cycle, transfer, biopsy, cryopreservation of embryos and oocytes, storage, and thawing. View the Coding Summary
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Comprehensive guidance for human embryology, andrology, and endocrinology laboratories: management and operations: a committee opinion (2022)
ASRM has published guidance and minimum standards for embryology and andrology laboratories. View the Committee Opinion
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Guidance on the limits to the number of embryos to transfer: a committee opinion (2021)
ASRM's guidelines for the limits on the number of embryos to be transferred during IVF cycles have been further refined ... View the Committee Opinion
Minimum standards for practices offering assisted reproductive technologies: a committee opinion (2021)
A framework for assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs that meet or exceed the requirements suggested by the Centers for Disease Control View the Committee Opinion
Role of tubal surgery in the era of assisted reproductive technology: a committee opinion (2021)
This document reviews surgical options for reparative tubal surgery and the factors that must be considered when deciding between surgical repair and IVF.View the Committee Opinion
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The role of immunotherapy in in vitro fertilization: a guideline (2018)
Adjuvant immunotherapy treatments in in vitro fertilization (IVF) aim to improve the outcome of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in both the general ART population as well as subgroups such as patients with recurrent miscarriage or implantation failure. View the Committee Opinion
Correct coding for laboratory procedures during assisted reproductive technology cycles
This document provides updated coding information for services related to assisted reproductive technology procedures. View the Coding Committee Document
Recommended practices for the management of embryology, andrology, and endocrinology laboratories: a committee opinion (2014)
A general overview for good management practices within the endocrinology, andrology, and embryology laboratories in the United States. View the Recommendation
