Patient has an ingrowing toe nail. The physician numbed the toe, used a tool to life the toenail slightly and put gauze under the nail to keep it lifted slightly. I don't see any CPT codes that fit this, so maybe we can't charge a procedure for this. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!!
-
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ & read the forum rules. To view all forums, post or create a new thread, you must be an AAPC Member. If you are a member and have already registered for member area and forum access, you can log in by clicking here. If you've forgotten the password it can be reset on our sign in section by entering your registered Email Address or Username here. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below..
Wiki Ingrowing Nail Procedure
- Thread starter ginger43
- Start date
podcoder70
Expert
Perhaps the doctor is missing some documentation. Pretty unusual to have to anesthetize to simply "lift" the nail. Check with the provider to see if he/she actually cut back some of that nail plate. Then you can bill 11730. If they clipped some nail, 11719. If none of this was done then I don't believe there is an appropriate code.
OpenClaims
Guest
Was lidocaine used for the numbing? You can only bill for this through IV administration. Local anesthetic is considered inclusive to the procedure.