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Watch for Adjacent Tissue Transfer Included Services
Published on Mon May 18, 2015
Question: If the surgeon excises a 2 x 4 cm carcinoma of the face, and closes the excision using adjacent tissue transfer, should we report 10404 and 11643? Codify Subscriber Answer: No. You should report only 14040 (Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands, and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less). Here’s why: The tissue [...]