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March 23rd, 2021

Understanding Skin Biopsy Codes

By Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS | Published March 23rd, 2021

A biopsy is a procedure to obtain only a portion of a lesion for a pathologic exam. According to the AMA, "The use of a biopsy procedure code (e.g., 11102, 11103) indicates that the procedure to obtain tissue for pathologic examination was performed independently, or was unrelated or distinct from other ...

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January 23rd, 2019

How to Report Co-Surgeons Using Modifier 62

By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content | Published January 23rd, 2019

Modifier 62 is appended to surgical claims to report the need for the skills of two surgeons (co-surgeons) to perform a procedure, with each surgeon performing a distinct part of the same procedure, during the same surgical session. An easy way to explain this is to visualize a patient requiring cervical fusion where ...

January 14th, 2019

Q/A: Is G8730 Still Required? Are G Codes Required at all?

By Wyn Staheli, Director of Research | Published January 14th, 2019 - Last Review/Update January 21st, 2019

G8730, when is it required. Many G codes are still active and are required for non-quality reporting.

January 3rd, 2019

Dry Needling

By Wyn Staheli, Director of Research | Published January 3rd, 2019

The correct coding of dry needling, also known as trigger point needling, has been a subject of confusion for quite some time. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) have been working together for several years to obtain appropriate codes to describe this service. In ...

January 3rd, 2019

Are You Ready For the 2019 New Codes

By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content | Published January 3rd, 2019

Many articles have been published regarding the 2019 proposed Evaluation and Management coding changes, but hopefully you have taken the time to review those in detail and be ready for them. If not, here is a link to a Find-A-Code article written by Wyn Staheli (Director of Research) entitled, “Are You Ready ...

December 18th, 2018

Medicare Advantage Providers are not Required to be Enrolled in Medicare

By Wyn Staheli, Director of Research | Published December 18th, 2018

There was a ruling that was requiring providers to be enrolled in Medicare in order to provide services for Part C (Medicare Advantage (MA)) and/or Part D. However, on April 2, 2018, CMS released the 2019 Final Rules for MA and Part D which changed this previous ruling. According to ...

December 20th, 2017

Come and Visit us at Codapedia!

By Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS | Published December 20th, 2017

Codapedia is a new division of Find-a-Code where you can submit coding questions and reply to community coding questions. Check out articles from prominent professionals in the healthcare community and join our coding forum. Did we mention it's FREE? Of course, codapedia is FREE! Search forum posts and articles for documentation, coding ...

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