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Measuring Lesion Excision Sites
Published on Fri Jul 18, 2014
Question: When the ED physician removes a benign lesion, how should I measure the excision size (the diameter of the wound)? Also, when should we measure the excision area — before or after the lesion goes to pathology? Montana Subscriber Answer: When calculating lesion excision size for coding purposes, you’re selling yourself short if you just measure the lesion: for optimal return [...]