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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2008 Issue 2
5 Q&A's Bolster Your Suture-Removal Savvy
HCPCS code may be just the thing for private payers
If you-re not reporting your physician's suture removals in certain tricky cases, you-re probably denying your surgeon legitimate reimbursement. Polish your suture coding skills by studying these frequently asked questions:
E/M Alone Usually Describes Removal
Question 1: Established patients frequently present to the office for removal of sutures that an emergency department (ED) physician placed. How should we code this?
Answer 1: Unfortunately, CPT doesn't offer a specific suture-removal code that applies to physician offices. In fact, both CPT and Medicare consider suture removal a part of a minor...
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