Can someone tell me if 11403 is the correct code to use for this procedure and how do I calculate the size? Thanks
Procedure
Excision-Simple Repair:
Location(s): left upper back
Diagnosis/Indication: squamous or basal cell cancer
Pre-op Size: .7cm
Margins taken: .2cm
Excision size: 1cm
Post Surgical Defect Size: 1.5cm
Pathology report
Material submitted:
.DERM, BACK - Skin, Back, Biopsy
Diagnosis:
FOLLICULAR INFUNDIBULAR CYST.NO DYSPLASIA OR MALIGNANCY IDENTIFIED.
Gross description:
.Received in formalin labeled with Erika Left kowitz and 8/2/69, skin lesion of back is a 2.4 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm tan elliptical fragment with a central 0.6 x 0.6 cm pink-tan nodule. The specimen is inked orange, serially sectioned into 8 pieces, and submitted in toto in 3 cassettes, tips in cassette 1. Grossing tech: JLW
Procedure
Excision-Simple Repair:
Location(s): left upper back
Diagnosis/Indication: squamous or basal cell cancer
Pre-op Size: .7cm
Margins taken: .2cm
Excision size: 1cm
Post Surgical Defect Size: 1.5cm
Pathology report
Material submitted:
.DERM, BACK - Skin, Back, Biopsy
Diagnosis:
FOLLICULAR INFUNDIBULAR CYST.NO DYSPLASIA OR MALIGNANCY IDENTIFIED.
Gross description:
.Received in formalin labeled with Erika Left kowitz and 8/2/69, skin lesion of back is a 2.4 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm tan elliptical fragment with a central 0.6 x 0.6 cm pink-tan nodule. The specimen is inked orange, serially sectioned into 8 pieces, and submitted in toto in 3 cassettes, tips in cassette 1. Grossing tech: JLW