Jeffrey D. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA

Original Research
Health Care Spending in Patients With Stage 3 and Stage 4 Pressure Injuries and Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated Early With Clostridial Collagenase Ointment: A Retrospective Data Review
08/04/2020
The objective of this study is to estimate health care spending among patients with Stage 3 and Stage 4 pressure injuries and patients with diabetic foot ulcers who experienced early (ie, within 30 days of index diagnosis) versus late (31 to...
The objective of this study is to estimate health care spending among patients with Stage 3 and Stage 4 pressure injuries and patients with diabetic foot ulcers who experienced early (ie, within 30 days of index diagnosis) versus late (31 to...
The objective of this study is...
08/04/2020
Wounds
Blog
Are You Exempt From MIPS In 2017?
05/24/2017
If 2017 is a provider’s first year enrolled as a Medicare provider, he or she is exempt from Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) participation in 2017. Providers are also exempt from participating in MIPS in 2017 if they are...
If 2017 is a provider’s first year enrolled as a Medicare provider, he or she is exempt from Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) participation in 2017. Providers are also exempt from participating in MIPS in 2017 if they are...
If 2017 is a provider’s first...
05/24/2017
Podiatry Today
Blog
Big E/M Changes Coming In 2021
04/23/2019
Major changes are coming to office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) coding that will take effect January 1, 2021. These changes only affect CPT codes 99201-99205 and 99211-99215.  
Major changes are coming to office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) coding that will take effect January 1, 2021. These changes only affect CPT codes 99201-99205 and 99211-99215.  
Major changes are coming to...
04/23/2019
Podiatry Today
Blog
Key Insights On Post-Op Infection Coding
06/23/2016
I had the privilege of being the speaker at the North Carolina Foot & Ankle Society Summer Meeting this month. A hot topic of discussion was how to handle the coding of a post-op infection. Many of the procedures we perform have a 90-day...
I had the privilege of being the speaker at the North Carolina Foot & Ankle Society Summer Meeting this month. A hot topic of discussion was how to handle the coding of a post-op infection. Many of the procedures we perform have a 90-day...
I had the privilege of being the...
06/23/2016
Podiatry Today
Blog
Coding For A Hospital Consult During the Global Period
04/03/2018
Eight days after a transmetatarsal amputation, your patient is admitted to the hospital for dehiscence and cellulitis at the closure site. You follow this patient in the hospital with multiple visits but do not perform surgery. Can you code...
Eight days after a transmetatarsal amputation, your patient is admitted to the hospital for dehiscence and cellulitis at the closure site. You follow this patient in the hospital with multiple visits but do not perform surgery. Can you code...
Eight days after a...
04/03/2018
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
Does Your Documentation Have To Change For ICD-10?
09/24/2015
The answer to this question really lies in how you have been documenting up until now. The rule to code to the highest specificity has not changed. The rule that your documentation must support the specificity of the code and justify the code...
The answer to this question really lies in how you have been documenting up until now. The rule to code to the highest specificity has not changed. The rule that your documentation must support the specificity of the code and justify the code...
The answer to this question...
09/24/2015
Podiatry Today
Case Report and Brief Review
Combining the Benefits of Collagen and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Heal a Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report
03/17/2020
This report is on the use of a collagen wound contact layer in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy to achieve healing in a chronic diabetic foot ulcer.
This report is on the use of a collagen wound contact layer in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy to achieve healing in a chronic diabetic foot ulcer.
This report is on the use of a...
03/17/2020
Wounds
Blog
New Modifier FX For Use Of Film X-Rays
03/31/2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) want to incentivize the transition from traditional X-ray imaging to digital radiography. To assist with this effort, CMS is reducing reimbursement by 20 percent for the technical component...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) want to incentivize the transition from traditional X-ray imaging to digital radiography. To assist with this effort, CMS is reducing reimbursement by 20 percent for the technical component...
The Centers for Medicare and...
03/31/2017
Podiatry Today
lehrman
Blog
Answering A Common 2021 E/M Question
04/14/2021
Major revisions to the office/other outpatient evaluation and management CPT® codes took effect January 1, 2021.
Major revisions to the office/other outpatient evaluation and management CPT® codes took effect January 1, 2021.
Major revisions to the...
04/14/2021
Podiatry Today
Blog
Can You Submit Both An E/M Code And A Minor Procedure Code For A New Patient?
02/14/2019
If both an evaluation and management (E/M) and a minor procedure are performed at the same encounter, you can and should code both if the (E/M) is separately identifiable from the procedure.
If both an evaluation and management (E/M) and a minor procedure are performed at the same encounter, you can and should code both if the (E/M) is separately identifiable from the procedure.
If both an evaluation and...
02/14/2019
Podiatry Today

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