Do you practice healthy reimbursement policies while dishing out dermatology coding services? What are the ways that you are measuring the level of services and explaining the medical need by creating appropriate documentation? As expected, most dermatology clinics gets out of control when it comes to robust finance management.
In order to be successful, it is hugely recommended to practice good reimbursement policies and submit codes with accurate codes. In dermatology, it is firmly advised to code patch test accurately. On this note, reputed medical billing outsourcing companies are providing expert services to obtain timely and maximum reimbursement.
If you hire a skilled third-party coder, the difference becomes evident immediately. Coders, for dermatology-concerning procedures, are required to understand what every skin condition really is. Continuous procedural mistakes can wreak havoc on reimbursement which may result in delays and loss of revenue.
Getting the right assistance
Prior to submitting the claims, coders must conduct a thorough investigation as there are various difficult aspects. In order to execute reimbursement measures in dermatology, coders generally report integumentary system codes (CPT® codes 10030-19499). It has also been often noted that in-house coders are unsuccessful in rolling out reimbursements on time. Compared to them, outsourced coders get straight under the skin of the claims and reduce recurring drop outs from the payers.
Due to the intervention of outsourced coders – correct, accurate, sufficient documentation and coding are given a lot of importance – especially with the dominance of electronic health records (EHR).
For a full understanding of coding changes for 2017, your practice won’t obtain the reimbursement that it much deserves. Do not risk denials by staying out of the loop on the CPT® Dermatology and Plastic Surgery code changes that occurred this year. Join this session where expert speaker Dorothy D. Steed who will discuss ICD-10 coding and the importance of detailed documentation in addition to new CPT codes for Dermatology.
