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Destruction of Seborrheic Keratosis

I have a patient encounter. I need to code for a patient with 3 SK’s, 2 on the right forearm and 1 on the left forearm. The physician froze the lesions. I am thinking I should code 17000 x 1 and 17003 x 2. Is this correct?

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Primary Difference in Lumbar Laminectomy Codes

What is the primary difference between lumbar laminectomy CPT codes 63030 and 63047?

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Chronic Pain Management G Codes

I'm struggling to understand the guidelines for HCPCS code G3002 and G3003. Is there any guidance you could provide?

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Inpatient Consultation Coding for Medicare

If you see a Medicare patient for the first time in the hospital as an inpatient consultation, what code would you bill for the EM?

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Cast Overwrapping

Can a practice report a CPT code for a cast application code if they only place a fiberglass overwrapping to current cast?

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Discrepancy between Procedure Title and Documentation Details

If the details of a procedure documentation do not match the listed procedure/operation that was planned, which procedure code should be selected?

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