cyrucats
Networker
Dermatologist dictates the following:
______ is in today for evaluation of spots on his skin. He is worried
about the possibility of malignancy. He is with his wife today. He is
particularly concerned about a spot on his left flank where he has a single
waxy, brown, stuck-on papule which is a benign seborrheic keratosis. He
has dozens of similar lesions on his torso, all of which are benign and
require no intervention. I have found no other areas of frank malignant or
premalignant change on the face, scalp, neck, chest, back, arms, legs,
abdomen, or hips. There is no regional adenopathy or other facial mucous
membrane changes. I will see him back p.r.n.
This physician always uses the 238.2 code even though we've told him it is not the correct code. Usually he finds AK's to remove so that is easy. What DX code would you use for this encounter? This is a Medicare patient.
Thanks.
______ is in today for evaluation of spots on his skin. He is worried
about the possibility of malignancy. He is with his wife today. He is
particularly concerned about a spot on his left flank where he has a single
waxy, brown, stuck-on papule which is a benign seborrheic keratosis. He
has dozens of similar lesions on his torso, all of which are benign and
require no intervention. I have found no other areas of frank malignant or
premalignant change on the face, scalp, neck, chest, back, arms, legs,
abdomen, or hips. There is no regional adenopathy or other facial mucous
membrane changes. I will see him back p.r.n.
This physician always uses the 238.2 code even though we've told him it is not the correct code. Usually he finds AK's to remove so that is easy. What DX code would you use for this encounter? This is a Medicare patient.
Thanks.