Verucca Coding
Has anyone run across a change in verruca coding? I have always billed 17110 or 17111 with 078.10 and had no problems with reimbursement. For the very end of 2010 and now in 2011, this has been...
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Wini, Is this for Medicare? What state are you in? Maybe Medicare changed their guidelines for allowed dx codes? They often do this. In fact, here's the LCD/NCD for my carrier on these....
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Melinda,Thank you for your assistance. As a follow up, it is Medicare and I am in New York. I know they do no pay for benign lesions, but I thought infectious verrucca were different......or I least...
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I just looked at my LCD for Illinois, and effective 12/01/2010, they added this to the policy: Wart removals will be covered under the guidelines listed above. In addition, wart destruction will be...
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