AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 11 (November)
Excision of Lesions (November 2002)
November 2002 pages 5-8 Coding Communication:Excision of Lesions Illustrations for this article: Illustration 1Illustration 2Illustration 3 For CPT 2003, the excision of lesion codes in the integumentary section have undergone extensive revisions. These changes were made in order to clarify some of the confusion surrounding how these codes should be reported. Specifically, revisions were made to the excision-benign lesions and excision-malignant lesions subsections. For instance, the definition of "excision" was changed to reflect a full-thickness (through the dermis) removal of a lesion, including margins, and includes simple (non-layered) closure, when performed. Additionally, new language was included in the guidelines...
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