Dermatology billing lives and dies on lesion counts, medical-vs-cosmetic determination, and modifiers. Our certified coders specialize in derm so your biopsies, excisions, and Mohs procedures get paid.
Get a Free Dermatology Billing AuditWe handle dermatology billing end to end — medical dermatology, surgical procedures, and pathology. Because derm claims hinge on precise lesion documentation, correct benign-vs-malignant coding, and modifiers, a specialty-trained team is what prevents the denials that plague the field.
The usual losses: wrong excision code for lesion size/margin, missing lesion counts, benign-vs-malignant coding errors, missing modifier 25 on same-day E/M plus procedure, and cosmetic services billed to insurance. Derm-trained coders prevent all of these.
Excisions and biopsies coded by size, type, margin, and count.
Correct determination protects revenue and compliance.
25, 59, and anatomic modifiers applied so same-day services pay.
Excision and destruction codes depend on lesion size, type, margins, and count, and same-day E/M-plus-procedure needs modifier 25. Small documentation or modifier gaps cause frequent denials and underpayments.
Yes. Mohs is staged, and we code the stages and blocks correctly with the right units to capture full reimbursement.
We determine coverage up front so medically necessary procedures are billed to insurance and cosmetic services are handled as patient-pay, avoiding denials and compliance issues.
Most dermatology practices see cleaner claims within the first billing cycle and measurable denial reduction over 60–90 days.
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