Melanoma

[nyyankees]

If I have a 1cm forhead + 0.5cm nose melanoma lesion would I add them up to 1.5 and choose code 11642 or use 11640? thanks..

 

[Biller385]

Per the CPT guidelines you are to report separately each malignant lesion excised. Hope this helps.

Cathy

 

[nyyankees]

Per the CPT guidelines you are to report separately each malignant lesion excised. Hope this helps.

Cathy

so I would add them together?

 

[FTessaBartels]

No

No ... you do not add them together. Each lesion is reported separately. On a separate line item with a -59 modifier on the second lesion code.

You would add together the size of the wound repair (if layered or complex) of same class and same body area.

Hope that helps.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC

 

[nyyankees]

No ... you do not add them together. Each lesion is reported separately. On a separate line item with a -59 modifier on the second lesion code.

You would add together the size of the wound repair (if layered or complex) of same class and same body area.

Hope that helps.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC

Yes it does...thanks..