Complex repair does not include excision of benign (11400-11446) or malignant (11600-11646) lesions, excisional preparation of a wound bed (15002-15005) or debridement of an open fracture or open dislocation. Coding Tip If any performed excision requires a complex repair for closure, both the primary procedure and the complex repair code are ...

Aug 21, 2018 · Question: Our surgeon performed a scar revision procedure on the patient’s right forearm that involved excising a large existing scar. The excision created a defect of 14.3 sq cm that the surgeon closed with a Z-plasty. Can we report 11406 for …

Jan 20, 2020 · The only bad thing about the new guidelines for scar revision is that the excision CPT codes have an LCD ...

Jan 1, 2003 · 4. 19260 (Excision of chest-wall tumor including ribs): This code describes excision of a tumor of the chest wall and is the best choice if there was new tumor growth and not just excision of scar tissue. 5. 21899 (Unlisted procedure, neck or thorax): If scar revision included more than just the skin and subcutaneous tissue, the musculoskeletal ...

Oct 7, 2020 · a #15 blade scalpel was used to sharply excise the thick, hypertrophic scar in the palm of left hand. This excision was performed based on preoperative markings. Once the scar was excised, it was found that underneath the scar the fascia in the palm of the left hand in the subcutaneous tissue was also thick and fibrotic. This was excised as well.

Nov 28, 2012 · When reporting both the excision and repair, list as primary that service having the highest relative value units. When repair is performed using an adjacent tissue transfer, however, excisions at the same location (whether for benign or malignant lesion) are always included in the repair. CPT Assistant (July 2008) provides the following example:

Apr 24, 2019 · This wound was closed with 5-0 clear prolene in simple interrupted fashion and dressed with triple antibiotic ointment. A full thickness skin elliptical incision was made with a #15 blade scalpel on the left shin containing the scar from previous excision and a margin or normal appearing skin measuring 1.0 cm in width and 2.3 cm in length.

Sep 18, 2015 · -15004 (Surgical preparation or creation of recipient site by excision of open wounds, burn eschar, or scar (including subcutaneous tissues), or incisional release of scar contracture, face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet and/or multiple digits; first 100 sq cm or 1% of body area of infants and children )

Oct 28, 2021 · CPT 11900 represents "Injection, intralesional; up to and including 7 lesions". This procedure is NOT supported in the above paragraph. I believe excision of a keloid scar...I'm assuming from a past c-section, would be included in the …

Aug 1, 2000 · The procedure is a benign lesion excision, and in this case, because the scar is on the lip and is 2 centimeters long, code 11442 (excision, other benign lesion [unless listed elsewhere], face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; lesion diameter 1.1 …