General Surgery Coding Alert
Span Body Site -- Not CPT® Code
General Surgery Coding Alert
- CCI Edits:
44950, 44970 Appendectomies Catch More Restrictions Under CCI 17.3
Plus: CMS reverses some venipuncture and catheter placement edits. Your general surgeon may remove a [...] - ICD-10:
5 K38 ICD-10 Codes Expand ICD-9 Appendicitis Specificity
Some conditions gets one-to-one crosswalk.When your surgeon removes an appendix, you'll have more specific diagnosis [...] - CPT® 2011 Errata:
47490 Modification Shakes Up Your Cholecystostomy Coding
Pull out the red pen to correct a dangerous error in your manual.With a 2011 [...] - ICD-10:
Do This When DOS Spans ICD-9/ICD-10 Implementation Date
Distinguish "from" and "through" dates.You know you'll need to start using ICD-10 diagnosis codes for [...] - Co-Surgery:
'Unlisted Laparoscopy' Allow Co-Surgeons, Thanks to Fee Schedule Change
Don't forget the modifier for distinct services.You'll no longer have to forfeit pay when your [...] - You Be the Coder:
Define Partial Colectomy Procedure by Reconnection
Question: What defines a low-pelvic anastomosis as opposed to a partial colectomy -- is it the [...] - Reader Question:
44202 Hinges on Medical Necessity
Question: Our surgeon performed a complex repair for a recurrent ventral hernia that involved taking [...] - Reader Question:
Does Friction Count as a 'Burn'?
Question: A patient presented with multiple friction "burns" from a treadmill. He had partial thickness [...] - Reader Question:
Span Body Site -- Not CPT® Code
Question: Our surgeon excised a very large lipoma located primarily in the upper back, but [...] - Reader Question:
Established Patients Last 3 Years
Question: We saw a patient over a year ago for a hemorrhoidectomy, and now the [...] - Reader Question:
Re-Excision Depends on Timing
Question: The surgeon performs a lesion re-excision for margin removal because the pathology report identifies [...]
