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Our experts answer questions on case-mix index and querying.

Q: How do you code and bill for wound debridement involving the disposal of unused cellular-based tissue product (CTP)?

Q: A pregnant patient is admitted for COVID-19 complications. How would this encounter be coded in ICD-10-CM?

Q: How do CPT codes 66989 and 66991 differ from now-deleted Category III codes 0191T and 0376T?

Q: How would you document and code for false labor in ICD-10-CM?

Our experts answer questions about CPT coding catheterizations for congenital heart defects, the difference between approaches for spinal surgeries, and more.

Q: How is a Lapidus bunionectomy documented and reported in CPT?

Q: What is the difference between anterior and posterior approaches to spinal surgery, and when might a physician use a combined (anterior and posterior) approach?

Q: Our coding team has been having trouble understanding how to correctly report diabetes mellitus (DM) “with” other conditions in ICD-10-CM. Can you provide some guidance on this issue?

Our experts answer questions about documentation and CPT coding for psychological testing, reporting split/shared E/M services, and more.