tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2010 Issue 2

Modifiers, not Math, Make Multi-Excision Claims Go

Measuring total removal lengths is a no-no ... here's why. Your ED physician removes a pair of benign lesions from the patient's left thigh; you add the repair lengths and code based on those numbers. You've coded correctly ... right? Wrong: Many coders get tripped up by lesion removal codes, which are governed by different rules than lesion excision codes. Get the real lowdown on coding multiple lesion excisions right here, and you'll get it right every time. CPT, Experts Agree: Don't Add Lengths When your physician removes multiple lesions, "code for each individual lesion; this is not like laceration repairs...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert.


You have ED coding questions, and we deliver money-in-the-bank answers to help you defeat your claim issues and secure optimal reimbursement.

Stay in the know and avoid federal reproach with your subscription to TCI’s ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1998 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.