tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 6

CODING COMPLIANCE: 4 Tips For Painless Lesion Excision Coding

Lesions: All physicians have to deal with them in one capacity or another, and they are fraught with coding peril unless you know the basics. Here are some common problem spots and correct coding tips: 1. Keep up with changes to the CPT manual . Some physicians haven't taken note of this year's change, which says coders now need to know a lesion's size and ellipse (the margin the physician takes to make sure she removed the entire lesion), notes consultant Barbara Cobuzzi, president of Cash Flow Solutions, Inc. in Lakewood, NJ. You should code based on the most narrow...

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