Wart Removal: 3 Steps Lead You to the Right Reimbursement for Wart Removal Check documentation for exact wart type, location, and size to avoid underbilling. Although rules specify how you should use CPT® codes 17110 and 17111 for wart removal, that does not mean the end of the road for other coding options.

Wart removal with PE and EM same day I agree that you probably should not be billing the 99212 along with the PE and wart removal. If the toe pain is at the site of the wart, I would definitely exclude it from your resubmission. That being said, we have been having success with adding the 25 modifier to both the PE and EM code for our pediatric ...

wart removal and E/M I don't have a reply but I do have a question, what if the patient was a new patient and got a wart removed as well? Can we bill a new patient and wart rem since they have never been in the office before? and has anyone had it paid?

B07.0 (Plantar wart) B07.8 (Other viral warts) B07.9 (Viral wart, unspecified) Understand the Wart Removal Codes. Generally, warts need to be completely excised, which requires the physician cutting into the skin to completely remove the lesion, then closing the wound with stitches.

Know When to Add E/M Without Destroying Wart Removal Claims Published on Wed Apr 06, 2022 Question: Our office manager wants to charge for an office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) visit as well as a destruction code for removing a patient’s warts.

I have been told re-treatment of the same wart during the global period, cannot be billed. I was later told that an office visit should be billed for the re-treatment. Later I was told that cpt 17110 should be billed with a 76 modifier. Can anyone clarify the correct way to bill for the re-treatment of the same wart duiring the global period.

I'm seeking advice on the following scenario: HPI: pt comes in for wart removal. Has 4 verrucae- 3 on arm & 1 on knee Allergy: Latex - no known drug allergies Past Medical History: Well check 12/5/12 Meds: multivitamins Family & Social History: non contributory Social family: no smoke at home...

I am having a hard time with this report. It looks like the Dr excised the warts individually and then used the CO2 laser after the excision instead of suturing to close them. Of course there is a drastic difference in reimbursement between plain destruction (17110/17111) and the excision...

11200-XS and 17110 or 17110 alone? Insurance is Medicare. From the CPT descriptions, I think both can be billed, but some providers think it should be 17110 alone when the skin tags are destroyed with cryotherapy. I'm doubting myself because I'm being questioned a lot! Verruca Vulgaris, on...

The E/M code is appended with modifier 25 (significant, separately identifiable E/M service by the same physician on the same day of the procedure or other service) to indicate that the E/M service was separate and significant from the wart removal. Campbell points out that the exception to this rule occurs when, instead of destroying the warts ...