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Need Help Coding Two Dermatology Procedures on the Same Date
The dermatologist saw a patient in the office yesterday and brought in her pathology report from the family practice doctor. It confirms the cheek lesion is malignant. The physician excised the 1.0 cm cheek lesion and did a simple repair. He also destroyed 3 inflamed seborrheic keratosis with liquid nitrogen on the left hand. What CPT codes should I use?
Trigger Finger Release with Tenosynovectomy
In our practice, we often receive cases where the patient comes in for trigger finger release. Tenosynovitis is also identified after the procedure starts. In addition to performing the trigger finger release, a tenosynovectomy is performed on the involved tendon. Can we report both?
Costotransversectomy Included in Transthoracic Corpectomy
Is a costotransversectomy included with non-tumor/lesion transthoracic corpectomies?
Modifier 80 vs. 82
What is the difference between modifier 80 and modifier 82 when a physician is acting as an assistant during surgery?
Documentation to Support Modifier 22
When performing spinal procedures, does documentation of obesity support the use of modifier 22?
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