tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 3

Reader Question: Turn to CPT for Lesion Size Coding

Question: In the past I have seen it in writing in the CPT books that if the size of alesion is smaller than 1 cm, we cannot also charge for an intermediate/complex repaircode. I am training new staff and do not see that anywhere in the book. Has this changed over time and I missed it? I don't want to teach the wrong instruction to my staff.Answer: The Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) holds the answer. The intermediate closures are bundled into 11440 (Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag [unless listed elsewhere], face, ears, eyelids, nose...

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