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Recent content by jennyleeraasch
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Wiki New vs. Est
We have a new provider that joined our group. If this provider has established patients who have seen him at his old clinic, but are new to our clinic, is the patient considered established because it's the same provider or new because it is a new clinic? Or does it depend on billing NPI?- jennyleeraasch
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- Forum: E/M
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Wiki laser hair removal
The code for Electrolysis epilation, each 30 minutes is 17380. Laser hair removal is not considered medically necessary and is not a covered service under insurance.- jennyleeraasch
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- Forum: Dermatology
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Wiki skin tag removal
Skin tag removal is usually not covered by insurance unless the lesion is causing some sort of pain, bleeding, itching, etc. and that symptom has been reported on the claim. Check your LCD for benign lesion removal. In our jurisdiction, L91.8 (keloid scar uncertain) by itself will not be...- jennyleeraasch
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- Forum: Dermatology
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Wiki Bioengineered Skin Substitutes: Procenta
Has anyone had any experience billing out Procenta for Mohs surgery? Q4244. It looks like Medicare might reimburse for it if there were already failed attempts at healing the wound. I read an article on Business Wire about a Derm clinic that is using Procenta on the majority of Mohs closures. It...- jennyleeraasch
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- Forum: Dermatology