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Destruction Procedures on Malignant Lesions of the Integumentary System CPT® Code range 17260- 17286

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Destruction Procedures on the Integumentary System 17260-17286 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 17260- 17286
Section 17260-17286
Destruction Procedures on Malignant Lesions of the Integumentary System
17260
17261
17262
17263
17264
17266
17270
17271
17272
17273
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bx w/ ed&c
I need help settling a dispute in my office. Our providers sometimes do a bx followed by ed&c if they are clinically suspicious of it being malignant. Typically this is only done on older patients, pa... [ Read More ]
Derm destruction codes
[b]DESTRUCTION of malignant lesions, not excision[/b] Hi, I would also like a reference for coding Destruction (17260-17286) of malignant lesions. I am aware of coding guidelines for excision and r... [ Read More ]
Destruction of multiple malignant leisons with co2 laser
I would agree you can use the malignant destruction codes 17260-17286 as the definition includes laser surgery or malignant lesions, but each lesion needs to have it's own information documented in or... [ Read More ]
Shave removal with destruction of benign lesions
[QUOTE="ellzeycoding, post: 411319, member: 437910"]If you did a shave removal and destroyed the base, and the lesion was benign, you bill using 11300-11313 If you did a shave removal and destroyed t... [ Read More ]
Shave removal with destruction of benign lesions
If you did a shave removal and destroyed the base, and the lesion was benign, you bill using 11300-11313 If you did a shave removal and destroyed the base, and the lesion was malignant, you bill usin... [ Read More ]
Lentigo
I have never heard of "electro intensity." However, there is a code for destruction of malignant lesion (17260-17286) that can be used for "any method" including "electrosurgery," so that should work... [ Read More ]
25 modifier - should be coded
Each code (injection, blood draw, minor procedure, etc.) comes with its own set of "what's included." (Unfortunately, neither the AMA nor CMS has, to my knowledge, put this information out there in a ... [ Read More ]
Destructions of Malignant Lesions
Hi Wendy... Both the AAD and Inga Ellzey have great articles on the subject of malignant destructions. This exerpt is from Inga Ellzey: [B]Size After Curettage, but Before Electrodesiccation. Destr... [ Read More ]
Intraop biopsy w/frozen section
Can the intraoperative frozen section (88331 + 11100) be billed with the destruction of malignant lesion (17260 - 17286)? My initial thought is only bill for the more extensive procedure. Our der... [ Read More ]
ASC Payment Indicators
I am new to Dermatology billing and have a question regarding codes attached to Mohs procedures (17311-17314) and Destruction procedures (17260-17286). What do the "P2" and "P3" ASC Payment Indicators... [ Read More ]
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