Dermatology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Code by Number of Warts, Not Injections
Published on Tue Jul 29, 2014
Question: If the dermatologist injects two warts five times each, would I need to report 10 units of 11900?
California Subscriber
Answer: CPT® code 11900 (Injection, intralesional; up to and including 7 lesions) specifies the number of lesions treated — in this case, up to and including seven. Your dermatologist only treated two warts, so only one unit of 11900 describes the physician’s work.
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