AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 11 (November)
Medicine: Special Dermatological Procedures (Q&A) (November 2016)
November 2016 page 9b Medicine: Special Dermatological Procedures Question: What is the appropriate code to report when narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy is performed by a registered nurse after the patient applies mineral oil to her skin lesions? Answer: If the only service provided by the health care professional is the phototherapy itself, it may be appropriate to report code 96900 , Actinotherapy (ultraviolet light). Medicine: Special Dermatological Procedures (Q&A) (November 2016). CPT® Assistant. 2016; November 2016 page 9b ...
Subscribe or sign in to view the full article.
Article Overview
This article is a brief CPT-oriented question-and-answer piece about special dermatological procedures. It addresses a narrow topic in phototherapy reporting and is relevant to coders, billers, and dermatology practices looking for guidance on how the service is characterized in a specific clinical workflow.
Why This Topic Matters
Dermatology practices and coding staff often need concise guidance for common outpatient treatment scenarios. This article helps readers understand the scope of a phototherapy-related question in the context of CPT coding.
What You Will Learn
- How a dermatology phototherapy scenario is discussed in a CPT Q&A format
- What general type of coding guidance the article provides for a nurse-performed treatment session
- How special dermatological procedure topics are presented in a brief professional coding update.
- intended_audiences":["Medical coders","Billing staff","Dermatology practices","Physician offices","Compliance teams"],
- topics":["Dermatology coding","Phototherapy","Actinotherapy","Outpatient procedures","CPT guidance"],
- medical_specialties":["Dermatology"],
- code_sets":["CPT"],
- codes":[{"code_set":"CPT","code":"96900"}],"code_ranges":[],"modifiers":[],"content_type":"Q&A article","effective_dates":["November 2016"],"organizations_mentioned":["CPT Assistant"],"keywords":["special dermatological procedures","narrowband UVB","NB-UVB","phototherapy","registered nurse","mineral oil","ultraviolet light"],"questions_answered":["What is the appropriate code to report for a narrowband UVB phototherapy session in this scenario?"],"access_description":"Premium Find-A-Code article discussing a CPT dermatology coding question and answer from November 2016.","disclosure_check":{"contains_code_descriptions":false,"contains_modifier_descriptions":false,"contains_actionable_coding_instructions":false,"contains_article_conclusions":false,"contains_detailed_examples":false}}]}】} ｡?}]]}]】]}]]}]]}]}]}]}]}}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]】]}]】]}]]}]]}]]}]]}]]}]】]}]】【。િપ_code]】]}]】]}]】]}]】]}]】]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]]}]}]]}]]}]]}]]}]}]]}]}]]}]]}]]}]】]}]']}]}]]}]】]}]]}] }}]}]}]】}]}]}]】]}]}}]}]}】]}]}]】]}]}]}]】]}]}]}]】【。】]}]】]}]}]}]]}]}}]}]】]}]]}]}]}]}]】【。}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]}]]}]}]}]}]}]}]】]}]]}]]}]}]]}]】]}]]}]}]}]}]}]】]}]]}]}]}
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Dermatology practices
- Physician offices
- Compliance teams
Codes Discussed
Subscribe or sign in to view the full article.
Quick, Current, Complete - www.findacode.com
