tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2009 Issue 13

Be a Cyst Super-Spotter to Net More Complicated I&Ds

Remember, there's a pair of 10061 scenarios -- and 1 doesn't require complicated I&D. If you fail to find multiple or complicated incision and drainage (I&D) coding opportunities, you could be costing your ED about $66 per patient mistake. Use this incisive advice to pop the bubble of mystery surrounding I&D coding, and get it right every time. Mark Single Superficial I&Ds With 10060 CPT indicates that for superficial I&D, you should report 10060 (Incision and drainage of abscess [e.g., carbuncle, supprative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia; simple or...

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