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Excision Procedure:

Lead Yourself to Successful Lesion Removal Claims With These Tips

Published on Tue Oct 27, 2015

Hint: Pay extra attention to size and location for coding accuracy. If your payer consistently denies claims you submit for foot lesion excisions, perhaps you should be looking more closely at the details of the size, location, or the depth of the lesion from the physician documentation. Many coders erroneously report lesion debridement or excision as foot tumor procedures. Here’s [...]
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