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    Wiki Shave vs Excision question from provider

    When I do a shave removal of a malignant lesion, I take a margin and I go down to the subcutaneous layer. I am NOT doing an elliptical excision that requires sutures. I am shaving it but I am going to the same depth as I would if I did an elliptical excision with sutures. So a shave removal is...
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    Wiki Explain different procedures

    Does anyone have a good way of explaining the difference between a shave removal and an excision for a provider?
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    Wiki What the difference between 11406 and 24075, 24076

    Can anyone tell me what the real differences between 11406 and 24075, 24076
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    Wiki Shave vs Excision

    Please help me explain this to a provider. My provider keeps telling me to bill for a shave excision of a malignant lesion but I keep trying to explain to her that a shave removal is different than an excision and shes not understand. Does anyone have helpful wording for me?
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    Wiki bill 17262 or 11302

    Question I have a provider who did an excision and ED&C on the same site. I wanted to double-check that we can not bill for both procedures but what procedure do you bill for then? Shave Removal (Malignant): Left Anterior Lower Leg - Central · Preoperative Dimension(s): 1.3 x 1.8 cm (2.34 cm²)...
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    Wiki 95044

    My provider did patch testing two days in a row. I billed out 95044 80 units and then 95044 36 units but Aetna is denying the second claim. Is there a modifier that I can use?
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    Wiki Shave vs. ED&C

    A shave and an ED&C were done but the path came back as hyperkeratotic. In this case, can I bill for the shave or the ED&C?
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    Wiki 11305 being billed 7 times on one claim

    Question is there another way to get this claim paid by Medicare? I have a doc is billing a bx for 7 sites and Medicare always comes back and pays for one or two 11305 and then denies the rest.
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    Wiki Billing 17110 and 56515 together

    Question can you bill 17110 and 56515 together for the same dx code?
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    Wiki E/M decision making

    I just started up on coding again with dermatology, I haven't coded for derm for a couple of years. I know there was an update in e/m coding and wanted to see if anyone had some advice on coding the different levels?
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    Wiki Billing 17274 and 11308 together

    Question can you bill 17274 and 11308 with the same location (D04.4) on the same claim?
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    Wiki Massage Therapy coding

    Question I'm new to massage therapy billing but I have my front desk telling me to rebill all my claims for massage therapy because the chiro (from a whole different office/tax id) didn't get their claims sent out for physical therapy and that's why my patients claims were denied. Is this correct?
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