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Clean up coding for pressure ulcers, excisional debridement

Wound care coding can be challenging as wound size, depth, and severity must be properly documented to report the most accurate codes. Review coding for pressure ulcers in ICD-10-CM and wound debridement in CPT to avoid common documentation and reporting errors.

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Updated E/M guidance warrants a re-evaluation of the Table of Risk
Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, writes about discussions at the 2017 AMA CPT Symposium that could impact coders, including issues with the Table of Risk for E/M office visit codes and suggestions for E/M guideline revisions. This article is part two in a series.
Understand medical necessity basics to reduce denials
Medical necessity documentation, or lack thereof, is one of the most common reasons for claim denials. This article describes how medical necessity impacts third-party payers and those who work in billing and reimbursement services.
Healthcare News: April HCPCS update brings new codes, guidance for biosimilar biological products
CMS released Transmittal 3997 on March 8, outlining HCPCS drug and biological code updates. These changes include updates to specific biosimilar biological product HCPCS codes, modifiers used with these biosimilar biologic products, and an autologous cellular immunotherapy treatment.
Q&A: Diagnosis coding for a healing pressure ulcer
Q: Would a pressure ulcer be considered healing when the patient comes back to the outpatient setting?
 

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