Coding Guide – Minor Surgical Procedures

This guide includes complete definitions, RVUs, and global days of minor procedures used frequently in primary care and urgent care. And, even more important, instructions for billing the services. No minor procedure guide would be complete without a discussion of modifier 25.

It is also the reference for CodingIntel’s minor procedures webinar which you can watch here. Be sure to browse additional resources for surgical services, modifiers and the global package.

Table of Contents

Destruction of lesions
Lesion excision
Biopsy and non-excisional shave
Foreign body removal
Repair
Joint injection
Cerumen removal
Active wound care management
Debridement
Modifier 25

Other Coding Guides

How Physician Services are Paid

Risk Adjusted Diagnosis Coding for Medical Practices

Critical Care Services

Relevant Search Terms: billing for minor surgical procedures

Coding Guide Revised 1/22/19

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