1. Mary Jane Zismer
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   We have some differences of opinion on how to code this. I am interested in knowing how you would code the following:
   The cyst was excised after performing a central incision directly on the cyst. All the material was expressed, then cyst capsule was removed completely and excised completely. Packing was performed.

2. Mary Jane Zismer
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   '14000' vs. '10060'

3. apoorba ganguly
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I do not see any mention of tissue / flap transfer from adjacent site of the cyst. In this scenario where we have limited Px description, I would go with 10060.

4. Anonymous
   
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   To know the diffrence between and to get a clear picture of these two codes see Supercoder lay description.

5. Anonymous
   
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I would go with a benign lesion excision code (11400-11446), because here the cyst was not drained but completely excised. You need to know the site and dimension of the cyst to get the specific benign lesion excision code. In case dimension is not mentioned, you have to consider the code for the smallest lesion (i.e. 0.5 cm or less) for the anatomical region.

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