tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 4
Discover Pathology Before Choosing Excision Code
Most ED excisions occur on benign lesions Lesion excision coding can be a breeze if you follow the proper steps toward selecting a code. But if you stumble on one of those steps, your code choice stands a good chance of being inaccurate.No worries: Check out this three-step guide to choosing the proper lesion excision code each time.Step 1: Choose Lesion Type When reporting lesion excision, you should choose from 11400-11446 for benign lesions and 11600-11646 for malignant lesions, says Eli Berg, MD, FACEP, chief executive officer of Medical Reimbursement Systems Inc., an ED billing company in...
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