AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 10 (October)

Integumentary System (October 2004)

October 2004 page 14 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Integumentary, 11755 (Q&A) Question If a physician obtains nail clippings or nail bed scrapings for purposes of performing a KOH test or Periodic Acid Schiff’s (PAS) stain, can code 11755 be reported for obtaining the clippings or scrapings? AMA Comment CPT code 11755, Biopsy of nail unit (eg, plate, bed, matrix, hyponychium, proximal and lateral nail folds) (separate procedure), is not intended to be reported when obtaining nail clippings or nail bed scrapings for purposes of performing a fungal culture, KOH preparation, stain or test, or PAS stain. These...

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