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Does anyone have any advice for coding the revision of a forehead flap to reconstruct a nasal defect after skin cancer? The flap needs to be debulked and MD is trying to figure out code for PDL.
Thank you.
For revision, defatting or rearranging of transferred pedicle flap or skin graft, see CPTs 13100-14302. [instructions per 'Flaps' section, professional edition pg 73/ 2011 book or pg 74/ 2012 book, below CPT 15650]