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Vitiligo Treatment
December 13, 2018 Question: My question concerns what would be the proper code for laser light treatment performed for vitiligo…
Chemical Peel
November 29, 2018 Question: What code should we use for a chemical peel of less than the entire face? Answer:…
Microdermabrasion
November 15, 2018 Question: Is the correct code for microdermabrasion 15780 or some other code? Answer: CPT code 15780 (Dermabrasion;…
Division and Inset of Flap
November 1, 2018 Question: A patient presents for division and inset of a neck-to-ear pedicle flap. Should we report 15620…
Intralesional Injection
October 18, 2018 Question: If intralesional injections are performed multiple times to multiple lesions, are CPT codes 11900 and 11901…
Adjacent Tissue Transfer
October 4, 2018 Question: If our docs perform two adjacent tissue transfers on two separate lesions in the same anatomic…
Tissue Block for Mohs
September 20, 2018 Question: I have a question about Mohs blocks. If I butterfly cut a specimen, divide it into…
Wrist Lesion
September 6, 2018 Question: Please help settle this. A 0.8 cm benign lesion was excised from a patient’s wrist. I…
Sebaceous Cyst Removal
August 23, 2018 Question: We had a patient with a 3.5 cm sebaceous cyst removed from her abdomen. The physician…
Refresh your Referral Building
Physicians Practice – August 22, 2018 by Karen Zupko Years ago, a “good referral” was described using the Three A’s…
Shave or Excision?
August 9, 2018 Question: If I do a shave of a lesion and it comes back from pathology as a…
I&D of Abscess?
July 26, 2018 Question: If one of our physicians uses a needle to puncture an abscess, but allows it to…
Intralesional Injection
July 12, 2018 Question: Do codes 11900 and 11901 include the medications used, or should we bill separately? Answer: The…
Code Submission Order on Claims
June 28, 2018 Question: When we are submitting multiple procedures on a claim, should we submit the CPT codes in…
New Patient, or Not?
June 14, 2018 Question: If I see a new patient in consultation for a suspicious lesion and release them to…
Bilateral Modifier: Use or Not use?
May 31, 2018 Question: If a patient has a biopsy on the right cheek and one on the left forehead,…
Reimbursement Effect of Modifier 79?
May 17, 2018 Question: If I do a lesion excision with intermediate repair and the patient returns one week later…
Units for Biopsies
May 3, 2018 Question: After practicing for two years, I just learned that the biopsy code 11101 is billed once…
Telehealth Billing
April 19, 2018 Question: We want to offer telehealth in our office as an added service line to our patients. …
Incident-to Billing
March 29, 2018 Question: We have added a PA to the practice and want to make sure we are using…
Modifier 25 Use
March 15, 2018 Question: If a patient is coming in for destruction of AKs, can my doctor bill for an…
Multiple Lesion Excisions. Do you add them together?
March 1, 2018 Question: If I am excising multiple basal cell carcinomas on a patient’s chest, do I add the…
Repairs with Mohs Surgery
February 15, 2018 Question: I know that simple repairs are included with lesion excisions, but what about Mohs surgery? Answer:…
How to code for shave biopsy?
February 1, 2018 Question: One of the dermatologists in the office documents that he performs shave biopsies of lesions. Those…
Mohs Surgery without a Confirmed Pathology Report
January 4, 2018 Question: Can I bill Mohs surgery without a confirmed pathology report? Answer: No, A biopsy must be…
Report 97597 for ulcer debridement down to the subcutaneous tissue?
November 16, 2017 Question: When performing ulcer debridement down to the subcutaneous tissue do we report the service with CPT…
Simple Laceration Repair on Skin Right Upper Eyelid
November 2, 2017 Question: My physician did a simple laceration repair on the skin right upper eyelid. What procedure code…
Moderate sedation Denials. How do we get paid for 99153?
October 19, 2017 Question: We are billing the new moderate sedation codes, but are getting denied on the second 15…
Global Period for Surgery. Is it billable?
October 5, 2017 Question: My patient presented to the ED with an infection at the incision site from a surgery…
Billing Medicare Patient Admittance
September 21, 2017 Question: I was consulted to see a Medicare patient in the emergency room (ER) by the Emergency…
Articles
Going Cosmetic? Part 1
The Association of Dermatology Administrators & Managers Newsletter by Glenn Morley If you’ve decided to make the strategic change toward…
Going Cosmetic? Part 2
The Association of Dermatology Administrators & Managers Newsletter by Glenn Morley For physicians who have decided to incorporate cosmetic services…
Webinars
2017 Update for Vascular Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Vascular coding just got a lot more complicated! Interventions of AV grafts/fistulas, which…
2017 Updates in General Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars 30-Minute Zipinar: Fast, Efficient Learning! What You Need to Know and…
Audits and the Modifier 25 for Pain Physicians
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars About The Zipinar Will Answer What is the 25 modifier and…
Therapy Functional Limitation Reporting
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Join Sarah Wiskerchen in this 38 minute webinar as she steps through…
Coding and Coverage of Bariatric Procedures
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Getting paid for open and laparoscopic bariatric procedures requires that surgeons…
Navigating Coverage Policies in Varicose Vein Treatment
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars The treatment of varicose veins, in your office or in a…
Hand Coding II
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Build on your knowledge of hand coding. This course addresses the…
Hand Coding I
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Staff and managers new to hand coding who want to code…
Documenting and Coding for Mohs Micrographic Surgery in 7 Steps
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Join Deb Grider in this 24 minute Zipinar as she reviews…
Arthroscopy Coding Bundle - Hip, Knee and Shoulder
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars $179 Hip, Knee, and Shoulder included! (Best Value) Buy Now Hip…
2018 Update in Otolaryngology Coding and Reimbursement
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars More Info What’s Discussed There are many important CPT code changes…
2018 Coding Update for Vascular Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Once again, vascular surgery has undergone sweeping changes in codes and…
How to Prepare for a Payment Audit: Tactical Strategies for Defense
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Whether you’ve already received an audit notice or you’d like to…
Telehealth: Are You Ready for the New Frontier of Medicine?
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars Considering offering telehealth services to patients? Already offering telehealth but wondering…
MIPS Made Easier for Surgeons
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars More Info You Will Learn MIPS enters its second year and…
2017 Coding Update for Spine Surgery
On Demand Learning Learn on Your Own Time Webinars More Info Who Should Watch? Orthopaedic surgeons Neurosurgeons Practice managers Billing…