Wiki Destruction of Malignant Lesions by injection

[sclarry@dermsos.com]

My provider has a patient with a squamous cell carcinoma on their leg. He is injection Fluorouracil 500 mg (J9190) directly into the lesion. When we are using our EHR it is producing code 96405 and we believe it should be in the 172.. codes (Destruction Malignant Lesions, Any method)

Thoughts from anyone out there in the Dermatology field and what you may be doing.

Thank you

 

[jfrost]

Our office is considering starting these injections, was wondering how your office decided to bill procedure and if you were paid?

Thanks

 

[mitchellde]

96405 is the correct code. refer to your CPT code for the description of this code. it is intralesional injection.