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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 7
Oral Surgery: Tongue Site Leads Excision, Diagnosis Code Choices
Closure documentation could earn $162 pay.
When your general surgeon performs a tongue lesion excision or biopsy to aid in the diagnosis of lingual cancers such as a squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue, you’ll need to be armed with some anatomical facts and code know-how to get the pay your surgeon deserves.
Not only that, choosing the right ICD-10-CM code depends on your surgeon accurately documenting the location of the excised lesion, as well as the final diagnostic statement of the pathologist in the case. Read on for expert advice to help you choose the correct...
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