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Repair-Complex Procedures on the Integumentary System CPT® Code range 13100- 13160

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System 13100-13160 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 13100- 13160
Section 13100-13160
Repair-Complex Procedures on the Integumentary System
13152
13153
13160
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Surgical Wound Revision
I would not use 12020 as it was a layered closure, not simple closure. What about considering it a wound revision? I would consider 13160 or 13100-13102. Not my area of expertise, but 13160 does see... [ Read More ]
14301 denied as not med necessary
I've found that insurance companies are beginning to scrutinize these adjacent tissue transfer codes for excessive use, and in my own work I have seen many cases of procedure notes that do not suffici... [ Read More ]
Debridement of Fat Necrosis, left buttock (CPT codes)
I'm wondering if the buttock is considered part of the leg or part of the trunk in a debridement operative report? Below is the full practice report I have in my college coding class with the codes ... [ Read More ]
Determining size of laceration repair
Hello, You would add the lengths together. Per the AAPC "repaired wounds must be measured and reported in centimeters". If its complex repair, code selection is 13100-13160... Teresa... [ Read More ]
Highlighting
[QUOTE="asmith2756, post: 254593, member: 212081"]I just starting the CPC exam prep course. Does anyone know if it's okay to highlight and use tabs in the icd and cpt books? I have heard your books ... [ Read More ]
Closure of fasciotomy incisions - Can anyone tell me
13160 [U]Secondary[/U] closure of surgical wound or dehiscence, extensive or complicated I'd consider using the standard repair codes (13100's only - day of procedure, 12001-13102-58 globally). If ... [ Read More ]
Help coding a short op-note
[QUOTE="coders_rock!, post: 174918, member: 106400"]How would you code this? Keloid removal was performed. The incision was then taken down through subcutaneous tissue to the tensor fascia lata,... [ Read More ]
Thumb injury
You could look at the complex repair codes. According to the guidelines, one can use the repair codes for scar revision. 13100 to 13160. If this was any kind of z-plasty or rotational flap then I w... [ Read More ]
Complex repair of crush injury
Generally, intermediate repair will involve layered closure. A single-layer closure may qualify as an intermediate repair, however, if the wound is heavily contaminated and requires extensive cleaning... [ Read More ]
arthroplasty on a fractured toe?
[B][U]CPT Code: 28124[/U][/B] Partial excision (craterization, saucerization, sequestrectomy, or diaphysectomy) bone (eg, osteomyelitis or bossing); phalanx of toe Intraoperative services included i... [ Read More ]
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