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Coding Pearls - Skin Substitute at Multiple Locations
“I have a patient with a nonhealing pressure wound on his right ankle and his right heel. I applied a skin graft substitute to both sites. I used a single piece and shared it between the two sites. The ICD-10 code I used for the ankle is L89.513. The ICD 10 code I used for the heel is L89.613. For the application codes I utilized CPT code 15271-RT for L89.513 and CPT code 15275-RT for L89.613. The NCCI Edits does not show any conflict, but I am wondering whether a -51 is necessary. I also used the correct Q code for the product.”
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Coding
Coding Pearls - G2211
What Is This Code? When Is It Used? Is it Appropriate to be used in Podiatry?
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FDA Recalls
Coding
Wound Care Coding - Post Operative Wound Care
“I was consulted on a patient in the hospital with a large 5th metatarsophalangeal joint ulceration. There was osteomyelitis of the proximal phalanx and metatarsal head. I performed the resection and subsequently performed a delayed closure several days later. The closure left an area open due to soft tissue deficit. This necessitated post operative wound care. I initially billed CPT 28810 and then subsequently CPT 13160. I billed CPT 11042 weekly post operatively, until the wound healed. The private insurance states that all the CPT 11042 billings are considered part of the global.”
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HIPAA
Sonicwall
ALERT!!!
Sonicwall, the manufacturer of a security product many practices rely on has just had a data breach.
Sonicwall responded by recommending that ALL CUSTOMERS who use a MySonicWall account reset their passwords immediately.
If you have a MySonicWall account, please do this now.
The data exposed can provide a hacker with full access to your network and your patient data.
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