AMA CPT® Assistant - 2023 Issue 12 (December)

Bonus Questions and Answers (December 2023)

December 2023 page 44 Bonus Questions and Answers Surgery: Integumentary System Question: What is the appropriate code(s) to report when two separate excisions are made, one for a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) on the right clavicle with a maximum excised diameter of 2.3 cm and the other for a benign dysplastic nevus on the right shoulder with a maximum excised diameter of 2.5 cm? Given the proximity of the two lesions, both defects were closed with a single intermediate linear repair. Answer: Based on the documentation provided, it would be appropriate to report code 11603, Excision, malignant...

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