AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 11 (November)

Skin and Muscle Flap Procedures of the Midface and Neck: An Update (November 2017)

November 2017 pages 6-7 Skin and Muscle Flap Procedures of the Midface and Neck: An Update This article addresses several important changes that have been made to the Flaps (Skin and/or Deep Tissues) subsection of the Integumentary System section of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2018 code set. In this subsection, one code has been deleted (15732) and two new codes have been created (15730, 15733) to distinguish skin and/or muscle flap procedures of the midface and neck, respectively. Based on survey results and utilization data reviewed by the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Services Update Committee...

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