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Mar 18th, 2011 - TerryC 39
Biopsy removal ? Please help me!
I'm confused when a doctor removes a 7mm lesion on the arm with 3mm margins total lesion 10mm/1cm,,,however the total area of skin/lesion removed is 3cm to make sure all possible cancer is removed how would that be coded? ...11601 for the 1cm for lesion,,,,or 11603 for the total size skin/lesion 3cm. Thanks,
Mar 19th, 2011 -
You code by diameter
so you need to ask the surgeon the largest diameter of what was cut. the area of the lesion is not used at all.