HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2015 Issue 25 (July)

Q&A: Determining if a flap closure is coded separately

July 8th, 2015

Q: When the surgeon documents excision of a complex pilonidal cyst with rhomboid flap closure, is the flap closure coded separately or is it included in CPT® code 11772 (excision of pilonidal cyst or sinus; complicated)?

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