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December 30, 2021 Question: I heard that a medical assistant who enters the patient’s medications into the electronic health record…
December 16, 2021 Question: I’ve been dictating CPT and ICD-10-CM codes in my procedure note so that my coder knows…
December 2, 2021 Question: How do we code for PDT therapy for treating cutaneous lesions? Answer: CPT codes 96567, 96573,…
November 11, 2021 Question: We are going to be doing laser therapy for hypertrophic burn scars. From my understanding we…
October 28, 2021 Question: One of our physicians made excised a cyst measuring 1.3cm on the arm. She removed all…
October 14, 2021 Question: My Mohs surgeon was performing Mohs surgery on the scalp and completed stage 1 and 2…
September 30, 2021 Question: I did several steroid injections on the patient’s palm for psoriasis. I am not sure what…
September 16, 2021 Question: We have recently begun treating our psoriasis patients using XTRAC laser therapy. I have looked extensively…
September 2, 2021 Question: I am new to Dermatology coding and need some help. My physician saw a patient with…
August 19, 2021 Question: I am trying to code a repair. My physician performed one stage of Mohs surgery and…
August 5, 2021 Question: My doctors are providing telehealth office visits using audio only. They have told me it is…
July 22, 2021 Question: My physician used liquid nitrogen to destroy a benign lesion on the eyelid margin. Can I…
July 8, 2021 Question: We have been providing Telehealth visits using audio and visual means to many of our patients…
June 24, 2021 Question: I am a Dermatologist. I have a patient who was referred to my office who has…
June 10, 2021 Question: If I use time to select my E/M service in the office, can I just document…
May 27, 2021 Question: In the new guidelines, how does Time affect billing for a teaching physician’s E/M service when…
May 13, 2021 Question: My physician and I are in a disagreement regarding a malignant lesion excision performed with an…
April 29, 2021 Question: I work in a Dermatology practice and we see just a few Medicare patients. The physician…
April 15, 2021 Question: If a physician removes skin tags by shaving can we report 11300? Answer: If you are…
April 1, 2021 Question: I excised an EIC lesion on the chest. I coded this as D48.5 but my coder…
March 18, 2021 Question: A 74-year-old male Medicare patient came into our office and was treated for two malignant lesions,…
March 4, 2021 Question: My physician excised a lesion the was 1.5cm on the trunk. He documented it as a…
February 18, 2021 Question: A patient was referred to our Mohs surgery for a lesion on the cheek. The family…
February 4, 2021 Question: I excised a rheumatoid nodule on both the left and right elbow. What CPT code do…
January 21, 2021 Question: Can I report CPT 12052 for an intermediate repair of the cheek and nose. The size…
December 17, 2020 Question: My physician did a full thickness wedge excision with an Estlander flap of the right upper…
December 3, 2020 Question: I am new to Dermatology coding and need some help. The previous coder told me for…
November 12, 2020 Question: I heard that the E/M code guidelines are changing in 2021. Will this apply to all…
October 29, 2020 Question: I need some help. The physician made an incision over a cyst was able to remove…
October 15, 2020 Question: A Medicare patient came in last week and my doctor did a biopsy on the chest…
Articles
The Association of Dermatology Administrators & Managers Newsletter by Glenn Morley If you’ve decided to make the strategic change toward…
The Association of Dermatology Administrators & Managers Newsletter by Glenn Morley For physicians who have decided to incorporate cosmetic services…
