CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 29, 2016

If excision of hidradenitis is performed for an area of the body that is not described in codes 11450-11471, would this work be reported with benign excision codes or as an unlisted procedure? In addition, are codes 11450-11471 reported only once per body area for the same operative session?

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