tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 10

CPT® 17110 bundles 11305,11900 for Plantar's Wart Removal

Question: Our dermatologist recently performed removal of a plantar wart approximately 5mm in diameter. He initially shaved the lesion and then cauterized it with silver nitrate. He finally injected it with .01 ml of Candida skin test antigen. What CPT® code(s) should I report for the procedure? I am thinking of reporting 11305, 11900 and 17110. Is this appropriate? Montana Subscriber Answer: Even though your dermatologist performed three different procedures (shaving, cautery, and intralesional injection), you cannot report three CPT® codes for the removal of a single lesion. For this reason, you cannot report 11305 (Shaving of epidermal or...

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