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Code selection depends on your understanding of simple, intermediate, and complex closures. Lesion excisions, as with any open wound, often require a level of repair or closure. Simple repairs are included in the excision codes (CPT® 11400-11646), but intermediate and complex closures are separately billable when medically necessary. Per CPT® guidelines, “The excision of benign […]
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Watch for five claims shortcomings that may hang up claims payment. If the results of an April 2018 Office of Inspector (OIG) audit are any indication, claims for telehealth services are about to receive much closer attention by payers. Physicians and staff can best prepare for a potential claims review through awareness and education. Rising […]
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Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Missouri, a 116-bed hospital, will close June 30. It will stop providing Ob/Gyn services after May 17, and it will completely stop inpatient, emergency room and hospital-based outpatient services June 30. They are consolidating operations with Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
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