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CPT Corner Articles
CPT Corner articles from recent issues of
Plastic Surgery News
Adding clarity to questions that can arise with tissue graft coding
(May 2008)
Specific CPT codes are necessary for wound exploration procedures
(April 2008)
Scar revision coding may be challenging
(March 2008)
Adjacent tissue transfer coding need not be confusing
(February 2008)
New plastic surgery codes appear in CPT 2008
(January 2008)
Annual quiz highlights new 2007 CPT codes
(December 2007)
Know what's global in trigger release and stenosing tenosynovitis
(October/November 2007)
Summer potpourri highlights questions from membership
(September 2007)
Place of service absolutely impacts Medicare reimbursement
(August 2007)
Coding is important when sitting for the plastic surgery board exam
(July 2007)
Clarifying the distinctions between assistant and co-surgeon
(June 2007)
Working with CPT code 19380 need not be confusing
(May 2007)
Numbers, not descriptors, have changed in new 2007 CPT codes
(April 2007)
Panniculectomy and abdominoplasty codes now separate
(March 2007)
Forehead flap code is introduced in 2007
(February 2007)
New codes are used for surgical wound preparation
(January 2007)
Do your coding skills pass muster?
(December 2006)
How should a surgeon report tendon or joint synovectomies?
(October/November 2006)
Definitions don't need to be complicated with a complex repair
(September 2006)
What constitutes a muscle flap in CPT coding?
(August 2006)
Tissue expander breast reconstruction poses coding challenges
(June 2006)
Is it modifier -59 or -51? Which do I use?
(May 2006)
Abdominal wall reconstruction requires many sets of codes
(April 2006)
Add-on codes need not create confusion
(March 2006)
'Cheat sheets' can help novice and experienced coders alike
(February 2006)
Skin replacement surgery coding changes in 2006
(January 2006)
How well do you know your CPT coding?
(December 2005)
Osteomyelitis debridement must be correctly reported
(September 2005)
Sternal wound procedures require coding accuracy
(August 2005)
Know what is global in carpal tunnel surgery
(July 2005)
Membership inquiries underscore coding principles
(June 2005)
Rigorous RVU analyses are critical to your practice
(April 2005)
Medicare does not cover all skin lesion excisions
(May 2005)
Coding necrotizing infection procedures is complex
(March 2005)
It's not just an incision and drainage
(February 2005)
Use new joint manipulation codes accurately
(January 2005)
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