CPT^® 11102, Under Biopsy Procedures on the Skin

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 11102 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Biopsy Procedures on the Skin.

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The provider biopsies a single skin lesion using a tangential (side–ways) approach; he shaves off the lesion or scoops it out with a knife or curette.

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DERMATOLOGY ERROR

[QUOTE="iowagirl77, post: 515688, member: 318388"] 11102 was billed on the same day as 17110. It does bundle, but assuming they were for separate lesions, 11102 can be billed with a 59 modifier. It so... [ Read More ]

DERMATOLOGY ERROR

11102 was billed on the same day as 17110. It does bundle, but assuming they were for separate lesions, 11102 can be billed with a 59 modifier. It sounds like it is just advising that 11102 has a lowe... [ Read More ]

DERMATOLOGY ERROR

Hello, I am new to derm billing. I am getting this error. Can someone explains what this means? he surgical procedure code 11102 should be reviewed for a possible percentage reduction of 50% sinc... [ Read More ]

Leveling E/M with procedure

When billing an E/M with a procedure, can we use the diagnoses for the procedure to determine complexity and risk? I know I can't for data. For example the patient came in to the dermatology clinic fo... [ Read More ]

DERMATOLOGY BILLING

Hello and good morning, I am new to Derm billing and I have a claim that I entered into Encoder Pro to check errors. I don't understand this error and am asking if someone can explain this? The sur... [ Read More ]

lesion removal

[QUOTE="colleen2282, post: 514574, member: 6541"] I have a provider that will remove the whole lesion with intent to send the lesion for biopsy. my question is if the whole lesion is removed and is s... [ Read More ]

lesion removal

I have a provider that will remove the whole lesion with intent to send the lesion for biopsy. my question is if the whole lesion is removed and is sent for a biopsy would that be coded as 11400 (rem... [ Read More ]

Gynecology skin coding

Skin tag... First, because it is mentioned several times in the note, and second, because of the manner in which it was removed ("scissors"). An excision (11422) needs to define the depth of the lesi... [ Read More ]

2021 Determining MDM for exam with procedures

[QUOTE="LauraB, post: 486244, member: 204513"] Hi, I code for Dermatology clinic visits & have a 2021 E&M question. I know the data part of MDM talks about labs and tests not being counted towards th... [ Read More ]

Gynecology skin coding 11102 11200 56605 vulvar biopsy

Is excision and biopsy of vulvar skin tag with biopsy coded 56605 biopsy of vulva or perineum, 11200 removal of skin tag(s) up to 15, 11422 excision benign lesion incl biopsy? 11102 Tangential (sciss... [ Read More ]

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