CPT^® 11301, Under Shaving of Epidermal or Dermal Lesions Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 11301 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Shaving of Epidermal or Dermal Lesions Procedures.

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The provider shaves off a single epidermal or dermal lesion of 0.6 to 1.0 cm in diameter from the skin of the trunk, arms, or legs.

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PTP and MEE's?

I am not new to coding. However, 6 months of dermatology coding can make you feel new every day. :cry: Can anyone help me understand how to best code and get reimbursed for 17110 with 17000? 11301 an... [ Read More ]

Dermatology coding for multiple procedures/modifiers

Hi, I code for a dermatology group. My question is that if I have multiple procedures, what modifiers do I use without them denying as duplicate? For example: 11301, 11301 and 11301 (3 separate si... [ Read More ]

11102

[QUOTE="CodingKing, post: 454921, member: 323638"] Under the new biopsy codes eff 1/1/19 (11102-11107) you need to bill the most intensive code and then each additional lesion biopsied is reported und... [ Read More ]

11102

Under the new biopsy codes eff 1/1/19 (11102-11107) you need to bill the most intensive code and then each additional lesion biopsied is reported under add on codes Pick one primary code from 11102, ... [ Read More ]

11102

11102 are being denied as inclusive when billed with 11301(59) & 11104(59). Should these services be billed together or is there another way we should be billing?... [ Read More ]

Shave biopsy help PLEASE!

[QUOTE="TLC, post: 449496, member: 10795"]A patient came in and had three seperate lesions removed by shaving full thickness. All on the back two the same size and one larger. The provider coded as 11... [ Read More ]

Shave biopsy help PLEASE!

A patient came in and had three seperate lesions removed by shaving full thickness. All on the back two the same size and one larger. The provider coded as 11300,11300-59 and 11301-59. I feel this is ... [ Read More ]

D22.XX codes BX proven for reshave and Excision HELP d22 derm exision lcd shave

we visited this topic at one point a year ago or more but I has come up again. This is a derm office in PA where MediCare LCD doesn't accept D22.XX (Dysplastic Nevi) under the shave codes or excision ... [ Read More ]

Denials on benign excision's first scrub through software

[QUOTE="LadyT, post: 408503, member: 11879"]Just recently I am getting rejected claims before I can get them out to insurance, rejected reason states " PER LCD or NCD guidelines procedure codes 11404,... [ Read More ]

Denials on benign excision's first scrub through software

Just recently I am getting rejected claims before I can get them out to insurance, rejected reason states " PER LCD or NCD guidelines procedure codes 11404,11421,11301,11402 has not mett the associate... [ Read More ]

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