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Apr 13th, 2012 - rhina 52 

Cryotherapy

Cryotherapy Benign Lesion:
Reason for removal Patient wants removal, irritation.
Consent The patient understood all the risks and benefits prior to treatment. The risks explained included scarring, hyper and/or hypo pigmentation. Although this treatment is highly effective, recurrences do occur and this was explained to the patient. The patient further understood that these lesions are benign and no specific treatment is necessarily indicated.
Method Liquid nitrogen was used to treat the lesion(s) with one freeze-thaw cycle.
Post-op instruction Post-op instructions were given orally and in writing. The patient was instructed to clean the site 2-3 times a day and apply bacitracin ointment. Signs of infection were discussed both orally and in writing. The patient was informed to call if any signs of infection develop such as increasing pain, purulent drainage or beefy redness. The patient was informed that a blister may occur at the cryo site and that this is an expected event..
10 were frozen.

If this is the procedure done. what is the right way of coding for CPT® code. dx code: 448.1

Thanks and appreciate your comments and answers



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