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June 30, 2022 Question: I am new in Dermatology coding and am currently coding for a Mohs surgeon. I was…
June 2, 2022 Question: I am trying to code an I&D of a pilonidal cyst. CPT 10080 is simple and…
May 5, 2022 Question: When determining if an illness is chronic versus acute is it based on how long the…
April 7, 2022 Question: One of our dermatologists saw a patient the first time in our office. We billed 99204.…
March 24, 2022 Question: If a patient has one stable chronic illness and one acute uncomplicated illness without systemic symptoms,…
March 10, 2022 Question: I heard that Medicare patients don’t have to pay their deductible or coinsurance if they have…
February 24, 2022 Question: We are using the 2021 E/M guidelines in the office and in most cases base the…
February 10, 2022 Question: We are hiring a scribe for the doctor because it will help improve his documentation. Is…
January 27, 2022 Question: We live in a northern state and frequently have patients who travel to warmer clients during…
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,…
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…
