CPT^® 21030, Under Excision Procedures on the Head

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21030 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Head.

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A provider removes benign, or noncancerous, tumors of the upper jaw and cheekbone by enucleation and or curettage. Enucleation is the process of removal of an entire tumor as a single mass. Curettage refers to removal of diseased tissue through scraping, using a tool called a curette.

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Coding help, please!

21030 sounds good. Still debating 30125 as nasal floor mucosa is affected, and excision is under bone.... [ Read More ]

Coding help, please!

[b]Submandibular incision approach to left maxillary mass.[/b] [IMG]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxilla#mediaviewer/File:Maxilla_2.jpg[/IMG] Hi I think the correct code can be 21030 since cyst is... [ Read More ]

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oh - and one more thing - if it is a Medicare patient, you would also have to code the quality reporting "G" codes after the 21030.... [ Read More ]

Coding for ASC

For coding the facility fee, assuming the 21030 is the appropriate code per the op report, I would use the 21030. And a -RT or -LT modifier, depending on laterality. However, depending on the payer, ... [ Read More ]

Coding for ASC

I just need this clarified please..... If you have a provider that has his own clinic and he takes a patient to an ASC for a procedure to remove a lesion (21030) under anesthesia and the provider onl... [ Read More ]

benign forehead mass including bone removal

[b]Might nedd to use 21499[/b] I wouldn't use 21030 because that is for the maxilla or zygoma and this is on the forehead. Do you think 21026 would work? If not, I would use 21499 Unlisted muscul... [ Read More ]

benign forehead mass including bone removal

Our new doc who is doing his own coding due the Boards is trying to code for the excision of a benign mass on the forehead that he used an osteotome to remove and burred out the bone. He relates it t... [ Read More ]

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