tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 1999 Issue 5

Reader Question: Starred I&D Procedure and E/M

Question: If I use procedure code 10060* (incision and drainage of abscess [e.g., carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia]; simple or single), can I bill Medicare for an office visit too if they are both performed on the same day?Noelle WikonOffice of Peter Korda, MD, Rochester, MIAnswer: Code 10060 is a starred (*) procedure, which the CPT book defines as a relatively small surgical service involving a readily identifiable surgical procedure but variable preoperative and postoperative services, including I&D of an abscess. However, the guidelines CPT set up for starred proceduresspecifically...

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