tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2004 Issue 9

Reader Question: Report Layered Closure Separately

Question: Our surgeon saw a patient with lesions on his face and cheek. He excised a 2.6-centimeter benign lesion on the patient's chin and a 3.1-centimeter benign lesion from the patient's cheek. The physician then closed the wounds with a layered closure. How should I report this visit? Georgia SubscriberAnswer: For this encounter, you would report three codes: For the lesion excisions, report 11443 (Excision, other benign lesion including margins [unless listed elsewhere], face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 2.1 cm to 3.0 cm) and 11444 (... excised diameter 3.1 cm...

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