tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2004 Issue 12

Integumentary System: 11008: Could This Be the Mesh Removal Code You've Been Waiting For?

CPT also adds new codes for APBI catheter, debridementRevisions to integumentary system codes 10040-19499 in CPT 2005 mean you'll be able to report several procedures that previously had no codes - including, most notably, a long-awaited code for removal of mesh prosthetic.Get ready now: Keep in mind that for 2005, neither Medicare payers nor practices billing Medicare payers are allowed the usual 90-day "grace period" to transition to the new codes. Beginning Jan. 1, 2005, you must use CPT 2005 exclusively for Medicare payers, according to CMS transmittal 95 (February 2004). 11008 Describes Mesh Removal, But Wait for...

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