21933

CPT^® 21933, Under Excision Procedures on the Back and Flank

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21933 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Back and Flank.

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Physicians perform subfascial soft tissue tumor excisions to remove tumors (5 cm or larger) from under the patient's skin and fascia on the back or flank.

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excision cysts or lipoma etc

[QUOTE="stogsmom3, post: 424666, member: 167667"]I code for general surgeons that do a lot of excisions of lipomas and sebaceous cysts. They never document the size of incision. They only give me si... [ Read More ]

Excision of mass with closure/ complex repair closure excision wound care

The billing comes over marked 21933, 13101/59, 13102/59. A mass was removed the patient's flank, fine, but the surgeon has underlined this in the chart: A direct approximation of closure was not poss... [ Read More ]

complex repair bundled into 21933?

Dr coded 21933 w/ 13011 & 13012.... What I am struggling with is the ASC coder only coded the 21933 as they state that the complex repair is bundled into 21933 and that adding mod 59 is not necessary... [ Read More ]

Excision Tumor 21933

I am looking for coding advise. The physician preformed a excision of a cancerous deep tissue tumor and coded to the best of his ability. We have recieved an insurance denial because it is saying a re... [ Read More ]

cpt21933

CMS publishes allowables for 21933 in non-facility as well as facility settings, so it should be payable in both office and facility.... [ Read More ]

21930 denial

21933 does not need the modifier but the other three do. also be certain that these were all separate incisions or they don't qualify for separate reimbursement.... [ Read More ]

21930 denial

We billed 21933, 21931, and 21930x2 and are getting denied by Medicare for the second 21930. We should be able to bill all these together with Modifer 59's correct? Thanks!... [ Read More ]

Excision of a lipoma

I agree. If the doctor did not go into the fascia, I would code this as 21931. If he did, then go with 21933.... [ Read More ]

Excision of a lipoma

Did he go Down to the fascia? If he only went to the depth of the subq I would use 21931. If he went down to fascia 21933. The 11426 is for skin. Hope this helps... [ Read More ]

Excision of a lipoma

I have an op note stating a 6 cm lipoma was excisied from the upper back area. Excision was carried down through the subcutaneous tissure. The deep subcutaneous tissue was closed with interrupting v... [ Read More ]

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