CPT^® 27043, Under Excision Procedures on the Pelvis and Hip Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 27043 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Pelvis and Hip Joint.

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In this procedure, the provider excises a subcutaneous soft tissue tumor of about a size of 3 centimeters or greater, from the pelvis and hip area.

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cyst excision

What about looking at excision of soft tissue of pelvis/hip? Based on size of excision and how deep he went, you could go with 27043-27048?... [ Read More ]

which code would you use?

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Subq mass I would go in the pelvis/hip area 27047 or 27043... [ Read More ]

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Patient had a soft tissue mass excised from his buttock. It wasn't a sebaceous cyst or anything that origibnated in the skin, - it was sub-q - so I would use a 'excision soft tissue tumor' code. Do ... [ Read More ]

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Based on the operative report, I would report 27043, 3 cm or greater, because the buttocks are considered the pelvic area and it does state subcutaneous. If you read the section in the coding guideln... [ Read More ]

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