AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 9 (September)

Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (September 2017)

September 2017 page 14a Surgery: Digestive System Question: How is the procedure represented by code 41520 distinguished from the procedure described by either code 41010 or 41115? Answer: Code 41010, Incision of lingual frenum (frenotomy), describes cutting, lysing, or making a simple incision to the lingual frenum (a “snip"). In contrast, code 41115, Excision of lingual frenum (frenectomy), describes excising the frenum (often thickened and foreshortened) with or without simple repair or closure. On the other hand, code 41520 (frenoplasty) describes excising the frenum with the equivalent of an intermediate or complex closure (eg, with a small flap, significant...

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