Part B Coding Coach: ED: Wrap Up Wound Repair With This Expert Advice
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When patients present to the emergency department (ED) for wound repair, repairing the wound can be tricky — and so can coding the care. In fact, how many CPT® codes you submit for the claim will be up for debate.
Why? Even in multiple-repair scenarios, there might only be an opportunity to report a single code. In fact, some wound repairs aren’t even codable as surgical procedures.
To dodge any coding challenges when wound repair claims come across your desk, check out this expert advice on handling these claims.
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