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Code for Tumor in Skull Osteoma

Published on Tue Nov 15, 2011

Question: How do we code for a resection of a skull osteoma?Georgia SubscriberAnswer: You report resection of skull osteoma with code 61500 (Craniectomy; with excision of tumor or other bone lesion of skull).
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