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Know I&D Differences to Flesh Out Correct Codes

Published on Tue Mar 14, 2023

Multiple I&D will mean 10061. When your provider performs incision and drainage (I&D) for an ED patient, coders need to be ready to roll with knowledge on the definitions of each code. Failure to separate I&D by type could result in upcoding or downcoding — and both are big red flags in payers’ eyes. Stay compliant and code right every [...]
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