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    Wiki Coding Warts

    Hi! Our PA saw a patient that is being treated for warts and within it is a callus. they did pare and cut the callus in order to treat the wart. My question is can I bill for the pare and cut of callus separately from the wart tx or is it included in the wart treatment? Thank you!
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    Wiki WART REMOVAL

    What would be the best code for a plantar wart when the doctor says "Skin lesion appearance consistent with verruca, no signs of infection. Sharp debridement of full thickness down to healthy base without any issues." The actual wart code would not be correct since he didn't use any of the...
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    Wiki Keloid Excision and Injection with Kenalog

    The NCCI policy manual says, "It is a misuse of CPT codes 11900, 11901, 96405, or 96406 to report injection of local anesthetic prior to another procedure on the lesion(s). Some of the procedures with which CPT codes 11900, 11901, 96405, and 96406 are not separately reportable if the...
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    Wiki Modifier 52 and wart destruction

    I just started working at a new place and they are coding 17000-52 for 3 warts, reportedly for treating an area (same wart) an additional time (separate encounter). Cryotherapy was used. Any opinions?
    • phycoder
    • Thread
    • cryotherapy destruction modifier 52 wart
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Modifiers
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    Wiki Wart removal by cryotherapy

    New to dermatology... Would you use 11200 or 17000 for wart removal? Note states: liquid N2 applied to wart on finger.
    • sluke9
    • Thread
    • applied liquid note removal wart
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Dermatology
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