Integumentary System Excision-Benign and Malignant lesions CPT Coding. #ExcisionCodingmalayalam

Excision of skin lesions are reported using codes from the integumentary section: Excision of benign lesions: 11400—11471 *Neoplasms *Cicatricial (scars) *Fibroma *Cutaneous lipoma *Inflammatory lesions *Congenital lesions *Cysts Excision of malignant lesions: 11600—11646 *Neoplasms of skin (e.g., basal cell CA, squamous cell CA, melanoma) Key points -Select the code based on the size of the excision, not the lesion -The excision size is defined as the widest clinical diameter of the lesion and narrowest margin -Each lesion is reported separately, except two lesions adjacent to one another that are removed with the same excision -Document the size of the excision and the location -Wait for pathology to select the code Modifiers Part 1- https://youtu.be/lb3lBfi2n8Q Modifiers Part 2- https://youtu.be/052sztfVzFk Modifiers Part 3- https://youtu.be/SM9S9pDsM1c Modifier 59- https://youtu.be/LRq5OiLQb88 Modifier 26- https://youtu.be/01jZaQkrstU