tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 41

Part B Coding Coach: Expert Answers to Top Five Questions Ease Your Integumentary Biopsy Reporting

You may lose up to $75 per procedure for any erroneous reporting. Whenever your provider sees a patient for skin or skin structure cancer lesions, you should be accurate in reporting biopsies of them. These procedures might be simple, but they can add up to huge losses for you if you miss out on reporting them. Here are answers from experts for the top five most frequently asked questions about site-specific integumentary biopsies. Q: What’s the difference between an excision and a biopsy?  A: Simply put, when the physician intends to fully remove a lesion, he performs...

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