AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 4 (April)

Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (April 2016)

April 2016 page 8a Surgery: Integumentary System Question: Is code 42950, Pharyngoplasty (plastic or reconstructive operation on pharynx), reportable in addition to code 15757, Free skin flap with microvascular anastomosis, when a free flap is used to reconstruct both a neck and tongue defect (after laryngectomy or glossectomy)? The microvascular free flap is de-epithelialized and the skin paddle is used to complete the pharyngeal closure. The rest of the flap is used to complete the esophageal closure. Answer: No, CPT code 42950 should not be reported in addition to code 15757, when a free flap is used to reconstruct...

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