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Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

Wound repair, Part 1:

Target Length of Wound and Complexity for Successful Laceration Repair

Published on Thu Aug 18, 2022

Wound repair using only adhesive strips should be reported with an E/M code. In the recent session “Skin Repairs and Grafts” during HEALTHCON Regional 2022, speaker Corrie Alvarez, CPC, CPC-I, CEDC, CPMA, CEMC, CRC, CPCO, shared tips for how to report laceration repairs. Details you need to look for in the documentation include the length, complexity, and site of the [...]
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