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    Wiki Excision of Thornwaldt cyst

    What CPT code do you use for Thornwaldt Cyst excision? CPT code 42999 is coming up and I'm also pulling up CPT code 42806 which is for a biopsy. Or can I use 42808 even though is says lesion of pharynx and the thornwaldt cyst is in the nasopharynx? Is there a cpt code for this procedure? or is...
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    Wiki Cyst -Excision or I&D?

    Would you consider this example as an excision or I&D? Any insight is appreciated, Thanks in advance. Details of Procedure: Site: Right Posterior Neck Pre-Op Lesion size: 1.6 cm Post-Op Lesion size: 1.6 cm Final Wound Length: 1.5cm Procedure: Cyst Removal with Intermediate closure...
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    Question Vaginal Cyst excision with posterior repair

    MD describes this procedure as a vaginal cyst excision with posterior repair. This looks like more than just a 57135 and assuming the repair would be included in the procedure. How would you code this?? The hymenal ring was identified and grasped with two Allis clamps at the 7 and 5 o'clock...
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    Wiki Help finding Diagnosis Code?

    Hello! CT - Findings: "There is note made of a 4.1 cm thin-walled simple appearing cyst present within the right-sided pelvis in the region of the right external iliac nodal group that appears separate from the right ovary." My thoughts were: A) N94.89 - Other specified conditions associated...
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    Wiki Need advice for pre-auricular cyst!

    The doctor said he excised a pre-auricular cyst from a superficial parotid approach with facial nerve monitoring. The code I have for that is 42415. Will I have a problem with insurance for billing 42415 with a pre-auricular cyst diagnosis? Here is the op report: Procedure: Excision Left...
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    Wiki clarification of 10140 vs 10060

    This has been a long-standing question here, and I hope someone on the forum has the answer: Since 10060/10061 are specifically for I&D of "abscess," does that mean that if a cyst is not abscessed, you should use 10140 for I&D of cyst?
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    Wiki Help CPT Assignment of 49204

    Hello, We were wondering what CPT you would assign, with the following description of procedure. DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: Dr. Gyn attention was then turned to the patient's abdomen and a 5 mm infraumbilical incision was made with a scalpel. The 5-mm trocar and scope were inserted in this...
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    Wiki Discontinued Excision of Cyst

    I am hoping for some help/reassurance with CPT code/modifier selection on a procedure. The patient presented to our family practice clinic to have a cyst removed from scalp. The physician started to excise the cyst but noted that it went further into the skull than she had anticipated. She...
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    Wiki 11423 VS 21012 scalp cyst

    Can someone help me to determine the difference of 11423 Excision of benign scalp lesion 21012 Excision of tumor/soft tissue of scalp Excised a cyst 2.6 cm and sent for pathology of patient's scalp. I read in one of my coding books that if it were less than 2 cm, I should use 11400 series but...
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    Wiki CPT for Nasolabial Cyst Excision via lateral rhinotomy with complex closure

    Hi, any advise on how to code this ENT case - Left Nasolabial mass/cyst Operation: Excision of left nasolabila mass via lateral rhinotomy approach. pt w/history of cll recurrently identified left nasolabial mass for surgical excision, after fna suggestive of manifestations of cll...
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    Wiki Feel like this requires several unlisted codes

    I was thinking this would require CPT 29824, 29826 and then an unlisted code for the decompression of the nerve and the cyst .. is that right ? 1. Right Shoulder arthroscopy with arthroscopic decompression of suprascapular cyst with decompression of suprascapular nerve with release of the...
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    Wiki Fenestration of parameniscal cyst

    Does anyone know if there is a separate code for fenestration of parameniscal cyst during arthroscopic meniscectomy? Thanks for your help! Tobi Chandler, CPC
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    Wiki Umbilicus Cyst

    We had a 3 month old patient with a Umbilicus cyst. The provider used a ligation technique and I'm having trouble finding a way to code it. Here is his note: Umbilicus was thoroughly cleansed with Hibiclens swabs and gauze. Using aseptic technique, abdominal pressure and lifting with a swab the...
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    Wiki Umbilicus Cyst on 3 month old

    We had a patient with a Umbilicus cyst. The provider used a ligation technique and I'm having trouble finding a way to code it. Here is his note: Umbilicus was thoroughly cleansed with Hibiclens swabs and gauze. Using aseptic technique, abdominal pressure and lifting with a swab the cyst was...
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    Wiki lap enucleation of liver cyst

    Dr. performed a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic enucleation of a small liver cyst. I have 47562 of the lap cholecystectomy. How would you code for the cyst enucleation? This is what the op note states " The gallbladder was identified, retracted superiorly. There also was a cyst...
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    Wiki ICD-10 for Mucous Cyst?

    Has anyone been able to find a code for Mucous Cyst? ICD-10 does not appear to have a specific code for it. I was thinking of going with "Epidermal" cyst, since the cyst being excised technically is in the skin (as opposed to a joint/ or bone cyst). But I thought ICD-10 was supposed to be MORE...
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    Wiki adnexal cyst.. dx code...??

    What dx code would you use for a adnexal cyst?
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