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General Surgery Coding:

Don’t Use Lesion Excision Codes for Skin Tag Removals

Published on Mon Mar 24, 2025

Question: A patient presented with 20 skin tags on multiple areas of the body. The provider did a complete examination of the skin and then discussed removal of the skin tags on the patient’s shoulders, back, and underarms. After obtaining consent from the patient, the physician excised all of the skin tags with surgical scissors. Which lesion excision code should [...]
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