AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 7 (July)

Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (July 2012)

July 2012 page 12a Surgery: Integumentary System Question: What is the appropriate code to report for an excision of a malignant lesion on the wrist? Code 11600, Excision, malignant lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less, includes arms. Code 11620, Excision, malignant lesion including margins, scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less, includes hands. Answer: A code from the 11600-11606 code series may be reported based on the size of the excision (including margins). This anatomic usage is clarified in the Skin Substitutes guidelines in CPT 2012...

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