ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

Common ED Services Found In TABLE 7 from the 2017 Proposed Rule:

0-day Global Services Typically Billed with an E/M Service with Modifier 25

Repair Codes 12001 (Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities [including hands and feet]; 2.5 centimeters or less)
12002 (Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities [including hands and feet]; 2.6 to 7.5 centimeters or less)
12004 (Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, [...]
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