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Reader questions: Report 11201 for 15+ Skin Tags

Published in Dermatology Coding Alert, July 2010

Question: What should I report for freezing of skin tags? At first I considered the destruction code, but my desk reference says that is only cutting or electrodessication, and doesn’t list cryosurgery for skin tags.
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Answer: Report code 11200 (Removal of skin tags, multiple fibrocutaneous tags, any area; up to and including 15 lesions) for the removal of up to 15 skin tags (fibrocutaneous tags). If the dermatologist removes more than 15 tags, report +11201 [...]


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Published in Dermatology Coding Alert, July 2010
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