CPT^® 10140, Under Incision and Drainage Procedures on the Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 10140 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision and Drainage Procedures on the Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures.

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The provider makes an incision into the hematoma, seroma, or other collection of fluid and bluntly penetrates it to allow fluid evacuation.

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Hydrocelectomy?

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1 wk post op drainage of saliva

I am having trouble with a patient who is one week post op of a right superficial parotidectomy. She presented to the office with swelling and Dr. withdrew 6 cc of turbid saliva from the wound. Is thi... [ Read More ]

Billing seroma catheter placement

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Aspiration of Seroma Breast CPT Help

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27301 or 10140

My gut tells me 10140 but Encoder Pro describes 27301 as" Dissection is carried down through deep subcutaneous tissue and MAY continue into the fascia or muscle. " Diagnosis is Left Knee hematoma and ... [ Read More ]

Help with debridement of toe wound

I am needing help on the following note. The provider is wanting to bill 11042 with S91.302D Unspecified open wound left foot. Dx isnt payable per LCD policy. Her initial visit was billed as 10140 I&... [ Read More ]

Irrigation & debridment DIP jt index finger

I have such trouble with the I&D codes. Pt has septic arthritis of finger so Doctor does an Irrigation and debridement . I don't know if this is 26020 or maybe 10140. I think it is 26020 because he ... [ Read More ]

groin exploration

If they went deep enough an repaired a hematoma of the artery or suture repaired a former ateriotomy, Puncture site for percutaneous access with suture or what have you and they did debridement as par... [ Read More ]

Checking my work!

ok, so the wound was enlarged to 4cm. I coded: 13132 for complex closure (went down to muscle and ligated temporal artery) 10121-51 10140-51 is this correct? Thank You!... [ Read More ]

10060

Be aware though that some payers won't pay for 10060 or 10061 if the diagnosis is "cyst." These codes are only for abscesses. (For those that won't pay it for cyst, we use 10140, which is drainage o... [ Read More ]

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