tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2018 Issue 3

Wound Care: Solidify Your Wound Care Claims with Expert Advice

Hint: Learn your LCDs to know which documentation details to include for wound care. When it comes to treating wounds in your outpatient facility, there are several steps you must take to submit clean claims. These include learning the various local coverage determinations (LCDs) from your payers, always making sure you bill the correct place of service (POS), and double-checking that the medical documentation includes all the needed details. Definition: Medically, a wound is defined as a disruptionin the integrity of the skin and substructures, said Linda Martien, CPC, COC, CPMA, AAPC Fellow, in the talk "Documentation for Wound...

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