Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

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Repeat 11750

Question: Our podiatrist performed a partial excision of the matrix of the lateral border of the patient’s nail of the great toe, right foot. A few days later, the patient came back with an ingrown nail at the median border. Can we report 11750 twice, once for each visit? Louisiana Subscriber Answer: Yes, if the second excision was unrelated to the previous [...]
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