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Article CPT® 2012: 15100-15278 Survival: 5 Tips for Large Tumor Excision Exemplify Skin Replacement Rules
Article Compliance: OIG to Send CMS Names of 1,700 Docs Who Overbilled High-Level E/M Codes
Article ICD-10 Delay: Anticipate 1 Extra Year for Your ICD-10 Implementation Schedule
Article Billing: Overcome Primary vs. Secondary Payer Woes with Answers to Your FAQs
Article Follow These CMS Rules for Submitting Medicare Secondary Payer Claims
You Be the Coder: Repeat Excision
Reader Question: Use 17110 for Wart Removal Without Cryo
Reader Question: How Should You Bill Medicare?
Reader Question: Remember to Represent Pressure Ulcer’s Stage
Reader Question: Prolonged E/M Is No Longer Restrictive to Physician Services

Article Skin Procedures: 11100, 17000, or 17110? Use Method to Select Biopsy or Destruction Code
Article Sunburn: 16000 Pay Depends on Documentation of ‘Treatment’
Article Fee Schedule: You Won’t Face 27 Percent Medicare Cut for 2012
Article Billing Errors: One Medicaid Payer Reveals Its Top 5 Errors -- Know How You Can Avoid Making the Same Mistakes
Reader Question: Employ Modifier 79 for Botox Injection During Global
Reader Question: Too Small for Intermediate Closure
Reader Question: No Documented HPI Leads to No Coding for New Patient
Reader Question: 15780-15783 Cover CO2 Dermabrasion
You Be the Coder: Total Body Skin Check

Article Excisions: 11640-11646 Demystified: Can You Conquer These Excision Coding Scenarios?
Article ICD-10: ICD-10 Date Will Be Postponed, HHS Confirms
Article HIPAA: With Audits Heating Up, Is Your Practice Ready?
Article Incident-to Billing: Shore Up You Incident-To Claims or Face OIG Scrutiny This Year
Reader Question: 707.21 Sets the Stage for Complete Pressure Ulcer Dx
Reader Question: Insurers May Require You to Bundle Same-Day E/M Services Together
Reader Question: Remember Debridement Includes Dressings
You Be the Coder: I&D of Multiple Cysts

Article Debridement: 11040 and Wound Closure: Look for These Conditions to Justify Separate Reporting
Article Part B Update: Despite CPT® Revision, Medicare Won’t Update ‘New Patient’ E/M Rules for 2012
Article Documentation: Make Audit-Proof Record Corrections With These 5 Tips
Article E/M Coding: ‘Follow-Up’ Is Not A Sufficient Chief Complaint
Reader Question: 96900-96999 Cover PUVA, Narrow Band Treatment
Reader Question: 709.9 Dx Selection Must Be Backed by Note
Reader Question: 99241-99255: Keep Consults When Possible
Reader Question: Pay Attention to Month, Not Year, With Birthday Rule
Reader Question: Prepare Wisely for Payer Fee Negotiations
You Be the Coder: Testing Multiple Allergens

Article CCI 18.0 Update: Include Compression Therapy in Many Skin Graft Codes
Article Part B Payment: Congress Votes to Boost Conversion Factor Through February 29
Article CPT® 2012: Don’t Miss These Clarifications About New Patients and ‘Qualified Healthcare Professional’
Article Medicare Errors: Providers Underbilled More Than $1 Billion to Medicare in 2010
Reader Question: Only Add Lacerations at Same Site and Level
Reader Question: 692.x May Be Good Choice for Unknown Skin Rashes
Reader Question: No HPI Equals No Coding for New Patient
Reader Question: ICD-10 Prep Is Different for Paper Claims
You Be the Coder: Chemical Peel

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