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August 3, 2023 Question: I repaired a 12 cm jagged laceration of the midabdomen by undermining 1cm to release the…
July 6, 2023 Question: I have a question regarding 2023 shared visit rules. I am reviewing an E&M note where…
June 8, 2023 Question: If the patient is coming in for a skin examination and they have a history of…
May 11, 2023 Question: Can we bill for a simple repair when the surgeon performs Mohs? Answer: An intermediate or…
April 13, 2023 Question: We are having difficulty determining what needs to be documented in the Mohs procedure not to…
March 16, 2023 Question: What is the correct CPT code or CPT code range for skin screening exam for lesions…
February 16, 2023 Question: What does “separate procedure” mean when it follows a CPT code description? Answer: Per CPT :…
January 19, 2023 Question: We have a patient with 2 commercial payers (BCBS and Cigna). A consultation code was submitted…
December 15, 2022 Question: In 2023, will the level of service be determined by history, exam and medical decision making,…
November 17, 2022 Question: I work with Dermatologists. I have taken a couple of your online webinars. I have a…
October 20, 2022 Question: My provider excised an epidermal cyst on the patient’s neck with a defect of 1.2cm. She…
September 22, 2022 Question: When billing 4 units of 11620 (4 charges with 1unit a piece with 76 modifier) to…
August 25, 2022 Question: When billing a foreign body removal code of 10120, the surgeon incises the finger and looks…
July 28, 2022 Question: Can you please assist with the diagnosis for a Compound Dysplastic Nevi of back? Biopsy confirmed…
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…
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The Association of Dermatology Administrators & Managers Newsletter by Glenn Morley If you’ve decided to make the strategic change toward…
