MedCare Billing Solutions provides expert dermatology medical billing for general dermatologists, dermatologic surgeons, and Mohs surgery practices. We correctly separate medical from cosmetic procedures, optimize skin lesion coding by size and complexity, and maximize your reimbursements.
Dermatology practices perform high volumes of skin procedures daily — and each one has specific size-based, location-based, and quantity-based billing rules. Errors add up fast:
The line between cosmetic and medically necessary procedures is one of the highest-risk areas in dermatology. Incorrectly billing cosmetic procedures as medical — even unintentionally — creates fraud and abuse exposure. MedCare's dermatology coders know exactly where the line is for every payer.
| CPT Code | Procedure | Common Billing Issue |
|---|---|---|
| 11102–11107 | Skin biopsy (tangential, punch, incisional) | Incorrect technique code; missing add-on for additional biopsies (11103, 11105, 11107) |
| 17000–17004 | Destruction of premalignant lesions | Not billing add-on 17003 for lesions 2–14; using 17004 too early |
| 17110–17111 | Destruction of benign lesions | Billing per lesion instead of per session; size documentation issues |
| 17311–17315 | Mohs micrographic surgery | Billing as single code instead of staging codes with add-ons |
| 11400–11471 | Benign lesion excision | Size miscalculation; benign vs. malignant code selection |
| 11600–11646 | Malignant lesion excision | Missing repair code billing when closure is performed |
| 96920–96922 | Laser treatment for psoriasis/MF | Area-based billing calculation errors |
Expert coding for biopsies, excisions, destructions, and reconstructions. We select the correct code based on lesion size, location, and technique — every time.
Stage-by-stage Mohs billing with all appropriate add-on codes, repair codes, and pathology interpretation codes to maximize reimbursement for each case.
We clearly separate billable medical procedures from non-covered cosmetic services — protecting you from audit risk while maximizing medical claim revenue.
Specialist appeals for medical necessity denials on skin procedures, particularly for lesion removal and phototherapy requiring documentation support.
If your dermatologists read their own pathology slides, we bill the professional interpretation component — a commonly missed revenue stream.
Dermatology practices see 40–60+ patients per day with multiple procedures each. Our high-throughput billing workflow handles volume without sacrificing accuracy.
Get a free dermatology billing audit. We'll analyze your biopsy coding, lesion excision billing, and Mohs staging — and show you the revenue you're leaving behind.