tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 2

Reader Question: Unna Boots and Office Visits

Question: Our physicians are surgeons, and from time to time they perform minor surgical procedures while seeing patients in the office. For example, what is the best way to bill for an unna boot and office visit?Cindy L. Weberg, Insurance SupervisorMuskegon Surgical Associates P.C., Muskegon, Mich. Answer: General surgeons typically use unna boots to treat swelling of the legs caused by ulcers and to control postoperative edema resulting from an amputation. The unna boot is a semirigid dressing comprised of a paste of zinc oxide, gelatin and glycerin that is applied to the skin of the leg...

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