tci E/M Coding Alert - 2023 Issue Q2

Specialty Focus: Consider E/M Facets for ED Wound Repair

Hint: Wound closure strategy matters for E/M choice. When patients present to the emergency department (ED) for wounds needing repair, coders have a lot of codes to navigate, from evaluation and management (E/M) and CPT® service codes to ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. Wound repair scenarios are a little bit tricky, because some situations require a single code; some wound repairs cannot be coded as surgical procedures. Read on to find out more about handling these claims. Base Your Coding Strategy on These 3 Factors There are three factors to consider when looking at a wound repair claim, said Corrie Alvarez...

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