tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2020 Issue Q1

Integumentary System: 4 FAQs Focus Skin Biopsy Coding

One trick keeps multiple biopsy claims clean. A year into the skin biopsy-code overhaul, readers ask certain recurring questions about how to use the codes. Read on to get our experts’ advice for flawless integumentary biopsy claims. Emphasize Surgical Technique Question 1: What distinguishes types of skin biopsies in a way that aligns with the CPT® codes? Answer 1: The integumentary biopsy section includes the following three codes that describe removing a single lesion with different, specific techniques, and three add-on codes for removal of multiple lesions: 11102 (Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single...

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