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Podiatry coding: New codes for diabetic foot ulcer treatment

We all know this year CPT introduced 200 new codes to help you code more accurately than ever. For your podiatry practice, the big change trains eyes on a couple of new codes to code diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving tissue cultured skin substitutes... Read >

Tips to help your Bone Density Coding

Here's an ob-gyn coding scenario: You ob-gyn orders an axial skeleton DXA for an estrogen-deficient female patient at risk for osteoporosis. You should code 77080. And when your diagnosis coding system changes in 2013, V82.81 will become Z13.820 (Encou... Read >

Unlisted procedure coding? Here's how you should tread

Always remember this: You should never select a CPT code that merely approximates the service provided. Even though this rule is important for compliant coding, it leaves you with the tough job of submitting a claim minus a procedure-specific code. Here's... Read >