tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 1999 Issue 5

Correct Billing for Lipoma Can Dramatically Boost Payment

  Latest on CPT, ICD-9 Codes for Lipoma Excision from SuperCoder's General Surgery Coder: Clinical Scenario 1:Question: The surgeon excised a lipoma from a patient’s back measuring 5.0 cm x 4.0 cm x 2.0 cm. Should we select 21930 or 11406 for this procedure? Answer: The key to determining the correct code is the excision's depth. Assuming that the depth in this case is... ...to read the full article and get the access to other similar scenarios related to coding for Lipoma Excision, subscribe to SuperCoder's General Surgery Coder. Take a FREE Trial and use...

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