tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2012 Issue 12

Biopsies: Dig Deeper to Get More Pay Than 11100 Delivers

Look beyond integumentary codes for specific tissues.A skin biopsy is a skin biopsy is an 11100 (Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane [including simple closure], unless otherwise listed; single lesion) -- right?Not necessarily. In fact, CPT® provides multiple site-specific biopsy codes for external lesions that you can report instead of 11100, in some circumstances. Let us help you learn how to pick the proper code and save your general surgery practice up to $112 per lesion. Check Out 'Unless Otherwise Listed'You'll notice that the 11100 code definition states "unless otherwise listed." That means you...

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