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Podiatry Coding:

Know the Documentation Requirements for Anti-Fungal Treatments

Published on Fri Nov 14, 2025

Question: A patient presents to our podiatry practice with fungal nails, and the podiatrist pared multiple corns and applied an anti-fungal treatment to the patient’s nails. When billing 11055-11056 with 11720-11721 to Medicare or Medicare replacement plans, is the provider required to document the anti-fungal treatment? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: Yes, documenting the anti-fungal treatment is required in order to [...]
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