CPT^® 15821, Under Other Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15821 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System.

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In this procedure, the provider surgically trims the excess skin and bulging fatty tissue below the lower eyelid, typically to improve the cosmetic appearance of the face.

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Yes, that makes sense, I agree with your logic that 15821 and 15823 would be less likely than 15820 and 18522 to be cosmetic due to the complicating factors in the code descriptions. Of course, that'... [ Read More ]

Blepharoplasty code clarification needed

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 453065, member: 5404"] What do you mean by 'primary' and 'secondary' codes? Either way, whether a service is cosmetic or medically necessary is something that is determined ... [ Read More ]

Modifier Question

I recently had someone wanting to use the following modifiers with a Bleph-RT RLL E4 I was reviewing the modifiers and the way I would code this would be 15821-E4......Thoughts? I have never used RLL... [ Read More ]

Plastic Lid Surgical Modifiers

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Soof Midface lift.

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Need help with CPT code - Does anyone know

What was the diagnosis code your doctor documented? Was there a diagnosis depicting excessive skin fold ,impairing the vision even to slight extent? But the words in the OP notes say about EXCESSIVE S... [ Read More ]

Need help with modifiers.

I need help with modifiers. This is for the surgery center (facility) and not for any individual physician, please let me know if you need additional information, thanks. 1st patient: DX: RT shoulde... [ Read More ]

Modifiers - outpatient surgery center

Hi I need help with modifiers for outpatient surgery center: three patients. 1. DX: RT shoulder 727.00, 840.7, 726.2, 715.91 CPT: 29827 29807 29826 29824 29820 237... [ Read More ]

Orbital Fat Decompression

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