Dermatology Coding Review and Case Examples

Dr. Flamm is a board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist and is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. She has a clinical focus on contact dermatitis and serves as Program Director of the dermatology residency program. 

Dr. Flamm graduated cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. in Literature. She received her Medical Degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and during this time, she also completed a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship at the University of Iowa. She completed her dermatology residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and served as Chief Resident during her final year. She then completed a dermatopathology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Flamm is the AAD Alternate Advisor to the RUC and is Deputy Chair of the RUC-CPT Committee. 

She is also actively involved as a member of the Coding & Reimbursement Committee, Health Care Finance Committee, and Patient Access and Payer Relations committees. In addition, she also serves as Vice-Chair of the Communications Committee for the American Society of Dermatopathology and as a member of the AMA and Health Policy Committee for the American Contact Dermatitis Society. On a state level, she is an At Large Director in the Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology and is the PAD representative to the Pennsylvania Medical Society House of Delegates. She has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters. She has spoken at meetings on the local, regional and national level and received several awards for her teaching and advocacy work.

Dermatologist and Mohs Micrographic Surgeon practicing in Nashville TN. Extensive experience in coding and reimbursement management. Currently serves as the Chair of the American Academy of Dermatology Patient Access and Payer Relations Committee.

Dr. Raja Sivamani is a board-certified dermatologist and practices as an integrative dermatologist at Pacific Skin Institute. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at the University of California, Davis and Director of Clinical Research and the Clinical Trials Unit.He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the California State University, Sacramento and an Associate Professor of Dermatology at California Northstate University, College of Medicine.He engages in clinical practice as well as both clinical and translational research that integrates bioengineering, nutrition, cosmetics, and skin biology. With training in both Allopathic and Ayurvedic medicine, he takes an integrative approach to his patients and in his research.He has published over 100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts, 10 textbook chapters, and a textbook entitled Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics, 3rd Edition with a passion for expanding the evidence and boundaries of integrative medicine for skin care.