Regarded as a serious viral infection, shingles (also known as herpes zoster) causes an outbreak of a painful rash or blisters on the skin. Reports from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that about 1 million people in the United States get...
There are many skin conditions and each has its own ICD-10 codes and sub-codes. Your medical coding staff needs to be vigilant when reporting those codes on claims. Dermatologists face many challenges associated with reporting diagnoses such as the specificity and...
Pemphigus is a rare group of autoimmune diseases that causes blisters and sores on the skin and inside the mouth, nose, throat, eyes, and genitals. These lesions that form quickly may last for years, with new blisters appearing in the same area of the skin after one...
Acne is one of the most common skin conditions in the United States, affecting about 50 million Americans annually. Breakouts appear in the form of pimples, whiteheads, blackheads, or painful nodules and cysts mostly on the face, forehead, chest, shoulders and upper...
Dermatologists treat a wide variety of skin complex conditions. There are many challenges associated with reporting diagnoses such as the specificity and granularity of ICD-10 codes. Relying on a medical coding company that specializes in dermatology medical billing...
