tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 4

You Be the Coder: Lesion Removal

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.Question: A lesion is removed but the pathologist cannot determine if it was malignant or benign. His recommendation is to do a wide excision to be safe. Is this coded as a malignant or benign removal?Margie Pfaff, CPCWisconsinAnswer: Because the status of the lesion is uncertain, the general surgeon should use the excision of benign lesion code (114xx), says Karen Evans, RN, CPC, a coding and reimbursement specialist in Mount Vernon, Wash., noting that a diagnosis of uncertain...

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