Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

CPT®:

Identify Exact Removal Technique to Successfully Conquer Wart Claims

Hint: Never report codes 17110 and 17111 on the same claim. If your podiatrist performs wart removal, you must always check the documentation and identify whether he used destruction or biopsy because your code choice will depend on this detail. When your podiatrist performs a biopsy, you must dig even further into the documentation and see which type of biopsy [...]
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