tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 1999 Issue 5

Reader Question: Getting Paid for Dermabond

Question: How should we code and get reimbursed for use of Dermabond? Our cost for this is $20.Jerry Ward, MDGifford Medical Center, Randolph, VTAnswer: Dermabond poses significant coding and reimbursement challenges because there is no CPT code for a Dermabond repair, and there is no HCPCS code for the supply. Cole points out that her company has made several attempts to obtain more guidance from carriers on how to code and bill for Dermabond, and their experience has been that each interpretation varies. Our advice from CPT was to use an appropriate evaluation and management (E/M) code since...

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