Question: What CPT® code should I report for a "fine needle" prostate biopsy procedure? Oregon Subscriber Answer: When using a needle to sample the prostate gland, a surgeon might take one of two paths. First, he might take a prostate [...]
ICD-10 will break out an expanded set of codes based on acne type. Starting Oct. 1, 2015, your dermatologist will be faced with a few more options for coding acne. The ICD-10 codes improve upon ICD-9 by providing more codes [...]
ICD-10 will break out an expanded set of codes based on acne type. Starting Oct. 1, 2015, your dermatologist will be faced with a few more options for coding acne. The ICD-10 codes improve upon ICD-9 by providing more codes [...]
Question: Benign lesion excisions are not covered by our state Medicaid. We have been losing payment as we confirm the benign nature of the lesion only after we get the histopathology report. Can you please suggest how we can ensure [...]
Question: What is the correct diagnosis for red man syndrome? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: You should code with 695.9 (Unspecified erythematous condition). Explanation: Red man syndrome is an infusion-related reaction to vancomycin. Patients often have the reaction during their first [...]
Question: We recently treated a patient for a skin rash that seemed to be an allergic reaction to some unknown cause. Which diagnosis code should we use? Virginia Subscriber Answer: There are several possibilities for coding the unknown skin rash. [...]
Question: Is a cyst the same as abscess so far as for picking a procedure code? I know medically they are two different things; however, I am unable to locate a code for "excision of multiple sebaceous cysts using electrocautery."Arizona [...]
Question: We recently treated a patient for a skin rash that seemed to be an allergic reaction to some unknown cause. Which diagnosis code should we use?Virginia SubscriberAnswer: There are several possibilities for coding the unknown skin rash. More information [...]
Question: We recently treated a patient for a skin rash that seemed to be an allergic reaction to some unknown cause. Which diagnosis code should we use?Virginia SubscriberAnswer: There are several possibilities for coding the unknown skin rash. More information from [...]
Question: Our physician excised a 0.4 cm lesion and documented, "She has a bleeding black lesion on the right chest wall." The payer denied our claim with diagnosis 709.9 because we needed a secondary diagnosis. The pathology report documented the [...]
