AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 2 (February)

Coding Clarification: Mohs Surgery (17311-17315) (February 2014)

February 2014 page 10 Coding Clarification: Mohs Surgery (17311-17315) In the January 2007 issue of CPT® Assistant (page 29), the following question was posed: Is it appropriate to report codes 88302-88309 for the same specimen used in a Mohs surgery procedure? The article stated: For CPT 2007, concurrent with the revisions to the Mohs micrographic surgery section, instructional notes have been developed prior to code 88302 and after code 88309. The instructions direct the surgeon not to report codes 88302-88309 on a specimen(s) derived from a Mohs surgery procedure. The pathologic examination of the specimen is an inclusive component...

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