General Surgery Coding Alert

Case Highlights:

Put Some Skin in the Game With These Lesion Coding Scenarios

Don’t miss the musculoskeletal options. With so many code choices for surgical procedures to diagnose or treat skin and soft-tissue lesions, just getting to the correct CPT® chapter — not to mention the correct code — can be a challenge. Study the following five case details to identify key information in the medical record that will help you zero in [...]
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