AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 1 (January)

Surgery: Integumentary (January 2006)

January 2006 page 47a Integumentary, 14000, 14350 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate code to report for the excision of a malignant lesion performed in addition to an adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement procedure (local flaps)? AMA Comment The adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangment procedures (local flaps), as described by codes 14000-14350, are for the "excision (including lesion)." Therefore, the excision of the lesion, whether benign or malignant, is included with codes 14000-14350 and should not be reported separately. Integumentary, 14000, 14350 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2006; January 2006 page 47a ...

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