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    Wiki 17000 Location?

    A provider is telling me when they document 17000, they do not have to document the location. Is that correct?
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    Wiki Oct 1 2017 change to L57.0 code-needs additional code??? HELP

    Hi we are in Pennsylvania we regularly treat and bill L57.0 code under the 17000/17003/17004... I saw in the proposed changes and deletions upcoming is one that states that you need to use an additional code to identify the source of the ultraviolet radiation? We have never had to do that ever...
    • LBernat7
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    • 17000 17003 coding advice needed coding and documentation dermatology
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Dermatology
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    Wiki 17000 for 3 Cycles

    Hi All, I am new to dermatology billing and would greatly appreciate your input. This Medicare patient comes in for an office visit, skin biopsy, and LN2 x3 cycles to 3 lesions. Proposed billing 1: 99213 - 25 11100 - 59 17000 - 51 17003 *2 My question is: Do we need to triplicate the units...
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    Wiki Billing CPT codes 17000, 11421, and 10060 to Medicare

    I currently work for a FQHC and I have been having problems with billing certain office procedures to Medicare. The following CPT codes are 17000, 11421, and 10060 are being denied by Medicare. When we bill out the claim, we just add the G code and no office visit because when the provider sees...
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    Wiki 17000 and 11602: Mutually exclusive: help!

    Three separate lesions. Two classic SK were frozen and a third suspicious spot was excised. Path report returned inflamed SK. Coded 11602 - L82.0, 17000-59 L82.1 17003 L82.1 I am getting a CCI edit for 17000 and 11602 as mutually exclusive. First question, is inflamed...
    • allenm
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    • 17000 dermatology multiple procedures mutually exclusive seborrheic keratosis
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Dermatology
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    Wiki NCD/LCD for 17000

    In Arkansas there is an LCD for the use of 17000 & 17003 for 702.0(actinic keratoses). However, I have never had this CPT and ICD combination denied by Medicare. Recently I had a Medicaire Advantage plan deny a claim with these codes based on the LCD. i asked my providers to have ABNs signed...
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