tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 7

Reader Questions: Beware of 11406 and 14000 Bundling

Question: A man has presented with a keloid from a cyst in sternal area of the chest from a removal 10 years ago. The keloid is 10 centimeters and the patient needs to keep it covered because of the irritation of rubbing against from his shirt. So the physician wants to do steroid injections with laser treatment for five sessions to reduce the volume of the keloid. Then he wants to excise it with a flap closure. The solution of steroid he is using is methylprednisolone acetate, approximately 3 ccs. I coded the excision as 11406 and used 14000...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci General Surgery Coding Alert.


Leverage vital, to-the-point monthly guidance to boost your reporting accuracy and your coding know-how. We make it convenient for your team to stay informed, compliant, and profitable with a subscription to TCI’s General Surgery Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1999 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci General Surgery Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.