Surgery Coding Challenge: Keep Flaps Straight for Proper Code Selection
Discover why coding a myofascial flap twice is a big mistake.
Question: Our surgeon performs an abdominal closure using left and right myofascial advancement flaps. I believe we should code one unit of 15734 because flap codes refer to the...
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2010 CPT General Surgery Coding Update: Changes for Lap, Abdominal Repair & Hemorrhoidectomy
Can you find codes in 2010’s resequencing mess? We show you how. Reporting your general surgeon’s service with an unlisted code means more documentation work and a payment guessing game — that’s why you’ll welcome CPT 2010’s more specific codes. General surgery can get all the details at this on-demand, specialty-specific audio update. But we won’t keep you in [...] Related articles:
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