AMA CPT® Assistant - 1997 Issue 12 (December)
Integumentary, 11050, 11051, 11052 (Q&A) (December 1997)
December 1997 page 10b Coding Consultation Integumentary, 11050, 11051, 11052 (Q&A) Question If a patient requires paring of one lesion on the left foot and the paring of three lesions on the right foot, should we code the paring of one lesion on the left foot with code 11050, Paring or curettement of benign hyperkeratotic skin lesion with or without chemical cauterization (such as verrucae or clavi) not extending through the stratum corneum (eg, callus or wart) with or without local anesthesia; single lesion, and for the three lesions on the right foot, code 11051, Paring or curettement...
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