tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 31

Part B Coding Coach: Integumentary System: Master Melanoma Excision Reports With 3 Tips

Watch for separate repair charge. If your general surgeons treat some of the more than 76,000 new melanoma cases expected in 2016, you need to hone your coding skills to ensure clean claims. Because melanoma is a malignant skin cancer that often leads to large, complicated excisions, you’ll face plenty of coding pitfalls that you need to avoid. Let our experts show you the way with the following three tips. Tip 1: Make Sure Excisions Measure Up When your surgeon removes a melanoma from the patient’s skin, you should have no problem choosing one of the...

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