Wiki Mohs eyelid repair

[jperkins]

Has anyone billed a Mohs procedure with lower eyelid repair using lower eyelid tarsus reconstruction and a rotation flap? I think my provider is wanting to bill 17311, 17312, and 67961 but these are mutually exclusive procedures according to NCCI edits. Also I need clarification on his documentation. Has anyone had anything similar to this scenario before? Can anyone give advice on billing these procedures? Thank you.

 

[thomas7331]

These are mutually exclusive because 17311 and 67961 are both excision codes - you wouldn't code a separate eyelid excision since the Mohs procedure already encompasses this. A repair/reconstruction of the eyelid via a rotation flap would usually be coded as an adjacent tissue transfer with CPT code 14060 or 14061.

 

[jperkins]

Thank you for your reply. I did end up billing a flap procedure and not the 67961.