tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 41

Reader Question: Know the Best Codes for Intranasal Lesions

Question: I need help with coding the following in-office procedure: The patient had a warty papilloma in the left nares on the lateral vestibular wall (approximately 2 mm in size). The surgeon excised the lesion and used bipolar cautery to cauterize the base. There was no active bleeding. The lesion was sent for pathology. I have been going back and forth between codes 30117 and 11440. What’s your advice? Answer: Code 11440 (Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag [unless listed elsewhere], face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less)...

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