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Under the CPT 17260 code can a physician bill this as an excision code if he also destroyed it (electrodesiccation and curettage)? If yes, are margins also included? Can he even use margins?
Example: Squamous cell ca on the right arm before removal 2.0cm x 1.0cm with 5.0cm margins (2.0cm + 1.0cm (5.0cm+5.0cm) = 3.0cm followed by electrodesiccation and curettage CPT code 17263 CPT code.
Can you even code a scenario like this??
Thanks much,
dscoder74
Under the CPT 17260 code can a physician bill this as an excision code if he also destroyed it (electrodesiccation and curettage)? If yes, are margins also included? Can he even use margins?
Example: Squamous cell ca on the right arm before removal 2.0cm x 1.0cm with 5.0cm margins (2.0cm + 1.0cm (5.0cm+5.0cm) = 3.0cm followed by electrodesiccation and curettage CPT code 17263 CPT code.
Can you even code a scenario like this??
Thanks much,
dscoder74