tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q3

Coding Strategies: Let Extent of Excision Guide Your Tongue Procedure Reporting

Mistaken identity could sacrifice pay. Surgeons may perform tongue biopsies, lesion excisions, or resections for patients with a range of conditions, including lingual cancers. Let our experts guide you through the terminology, code choices, and coding rules to make sure you code every case correctly and garner the pay your surgeon deserves. Master the Terminology Your surgeon’s op note for a tongue case might include lots of terms — some familiar and some unfamiliar. Study this glossary to help you translate the op note to the CPT® terms that guide your code selection. Oral tongue – refers to...

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