AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 12 (December)

Surgery: Integumentary System (December 2006)

December 2006 page 15b Surgery: Integumentary System, 10060, 10140, 10180 (Q&A) Question Many of the incision and drainage codes (ie, 10060-10140, 10180) include one code for simple procedures and one code for complicated procedures. Does the CPT code set define these terms? AMA Comment No. The choice of code is at the physician's discretion, based on the level of difficulty involved in the incision and drainage procedure. Surgery: Integumentary System, 10060, 10140, 10180 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 2006; December 2006 page 15b ...

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