Reader Question: No Incision Means No 10120 for Removal
Primary Care Coding Alert
Reader Question:
No Incision Means No 10120 for Removal
Published on Thu Apr 04, 2013
Question: My physician documented that a tick was embedded in the patient’s abdomen. He anesthetized the area and removed the tick by shaving. His notes [...]
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