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
Changes to evaluation and management codes are going to take time getting used to. CPT 2023 brings medical coders 101 new codes sprinkled throughout the code set, but it’s the revised and deleted codes you’ll want to pay the closest attention to. So, let’s start there in this quick review of procedural code changes that […]
The post CPT 2023 Further Refines E/M Coding appeared first on AAPC Knowledge Center.
Patient had a BKA and returned to the operating room for stump site irrigation, debridement and secondary closure. The physician dictated the following:
"…Then, debridement of the soft tissues were carried out along with the skin. The fibula was also excised about a centimeter proximal to the tibial cut and tibial cut was beveled.
I’d like to use 27884 and 11044 but can’t because of column 2/1 misuse edits.
Any suggestions on how to code this so the physician is paid for the secondary closure, irrigation and, specifically, the further excision of bone…
Thank You – Melissa