tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 5

CPT® 2018: Update How You Report Deep-Tissue and Facial Pedicle Flaps

Focus on vascular pedicle to choose correct code. If you haven't taken the time to master the CPT® 2018 code changes for pedicle-flap repairs, you could already be to losing big pay. With two new codes, one deleted code, and a few new CPT® text notes in the "Flaps (Skin and/or Deep Tissues)" section, we have the expert advice you need to make sure you stay on track with your pedicle-flap coding this year and beyond. Terminology tip: A pedicle flap is a type of nonadjacent tissue transfer that initially remains attached to the donor-site blood supply. The surgeon...

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