AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 11 (November)
Integumentary System (Q&A) (November 2003)
November 2003 page 15-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Integumentary System (Q&A) Question If a frozen section pathology report comes back during the same operative session showing the margins of excision are not adequate and an additional excision is performed to remove the entire tumor, should two excision of lesion codes be used? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, it would not be appropriate to report two excision of lesion codes if an additional excision is performed for complete tumor removal. Instead, only one code should be reported based on the final widest excised diameter. Integumentary System (Q&...
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