tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2019 Issue 1

CPT® 2019: Master Integumentary Biopsy Code Overhaul With 4 Tips

Technique documentation leads code choice. Almost nothing is left of the skin-biopsy section in CPT® 2019, so get ready to learn a whole new set of codes and rules. Let our experts’ advice guide you to error-free, iron-clad claims when your general surgeons perform skin biopsies this year. Tip 1: Throw Out the Old Codes CPT® 2019 deletes the two skin biopsy codes: 11100 (Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane (including simple closure), unless otherwise listed; single lesion) and +11101 (… each separate/additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)). “Codes 11100 and...

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