Click here for more sample CPC practice exam questions with Full Rationale Answers

Practice Exam

Click here for more sample CPC practice exam questions and answers with full rationale

Practice Exam

CPC Practice Exam and Study Guide Package

Practice Exam

What makes a good CPC Practice Exam? Questions and Answers with Full Rationale

CPC Exam Review Video

Laureen shows you her proprietary “Bubbling and Highlighting Technique”

Download your Free copy of my "Medical Coding From Home Ebook" at the top right corner of this page

Practice Exam

2018 CPC Practice Exam Answer Key 150 Questions With Full Rationale (HCPCS, ICD-9-CM, ICD-10, CPT Codes) Click here for more sample CPC practice exam questions with Full Rationale Answers

Practice Exam

Click here for more sample CPC practice exam questions and answers with full rationale

Tag Archives: abscess

J34.0 for abscess of nasal sidewall?

Posted on by
Our EMR is coding abscess of the nasal sidwall as J34.0 (Abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of nose). Since this code falls under "Other diseases of upper respiratory tract." I would think that it should be used for lesions inside the nose (since the skin of the outside of the nose is not part of the respiratory tract) and would use L02.01 (cutaneous abscess of face).

Which is correct?

Medical Billing and Coding Forum

Drainage of a sigmoid abscess

Posted on by
I need help with billing a drainage of a sigmoid abscess. The patient had a lap chole, and there was a diverticular abscess. He dr drained it. Can i bill it? Or do i only bill the lap chole? If i can bill it do i use the unlisted code? I have attachec a copy of the op note, any help would be appreciated
Attached Files

Medical Billing and Coding Forum

Coding Abscess Procedures

Posted on by

For incision and drainage (I&D) of superficial abscess at any location, turn to 10060 Incision and drainage of abscess (eg, carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle or paronychia); simple or single or 10061 …complicated or multiple. As specified in the code descriptors, use 10060 for single abscess, or for a small collection of […]
AAPC Blog

Abscess Coding

Posted on by

When coding for procedures involving abscess, you’ll need two pieces of information: 1. The location of the abscess 2. The treatment method (e.g., incision and drainage, excision) In some cases, you also may need to know the approach (open, percutaneous) the provider uses during treatment. For incision and drainage (I&D) of superficial abscess or abscess […]
AAPC Blog

breast abscess help!!!

Posted on by
Need helping coding this one! Patient had breast reduction in 2004. We are seeing her now in home health. The doctor is stating that "apparently fat necrosis in the right breast following reduction mammoplasty becoming abscess". Would you still take it to the post operative abscess code or just the breast abscess? Also, when coding the complication, due you still listed the breast abscess?

Thanks!

Medical Billing and Coding Forum | AAPC