CPT Knowledgebase - Apr 29, 2020

A left temple lesion suspicious for a non-melanoma skin cancer is biopsied via the tangential technique (shave, scoop, saucerize, or curette). After the biopsy is performed, it is noted that the depth of the biopsy reached the subcutaneous fat in its deepest portion. Which is the most appropriate CPT biopsy code to report for this procedure, tangential or incisional biopsy?

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