Part 2 Consider skin lesion type location and excised diameter. Consideration of several factors such as the type of removal lesion size and location pathologic results intent etc. are key to accurate... [ Read More ]
To select an appropriate code for excision of a benign 1140011471 or malignant 1160011646 skin lesion you must determine the lesions diameter at its widestpoint and add double the width of the narrowe... [ Read More ]
Lesion excision coding may seem complex but reporting excision of benign 1140011471 and malignant 1160011646 skin lesions can be mastered in five steps. Step 1 Measure First Cut Second When assigning ... [ Read More ]
Break out of bad coding habits related to this chronic skin condition. Hidradenitis suppurativa also known as Verneuils disease or acne inversa is a lesserknown chronic skin condition that can easily ... [ Read More ]
CPT provides different code sets to report excision of benign 1140011471 and malignant 1160011646 skin lesionsneoplasms. The codes within each set are differentiated broadly by site for example trunk ... [ Read More ]
