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Podiatry Coding:

Base Your Lesion Shaving Codes on Pre-Procedure Measurements

Published on Thu Jul 16, 2026

Question: A podiatrist shaved an epidermal lesion measuring 1.2 cm from a patient’s left foot. What code should I use for the procedure, and can you explain what a shaving procedure is for removing lesions? New Hampshire Subscriber Answer: Assign 11307 (Shaving of epidermal or dermal lesion, single lesion, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; lesion diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm) [...]
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