CPT^® 11450, Under Excision-Benign Lesions Procedures on the Skin

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 11450 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision-Benign Lesions Procedures on the Skin.

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Summary

The provider excises axillary skin and subcutaneous tissue involved with hidradenitis (painful lesions associated with sweat glands); he closes the excision site using simple or intermediate repair techniques.

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Excision-Inframammary

I have an encounter where the the provider performed an excision for Hidradenitis Suppurativa of the inframammary fold w/intermediate repair. Should this be coded with CPT 11450- Excision of skin and ... [ Read More ]

Split thickness graft/hidradenitis excision axilla- need advice :)

Grafting codes are determined by adding the total of the surface area of the wounds and then selecting the code based on the total size and the location: In your case, the right side wound is 10.5cm... [ Read More ]

Split thickness graft/hidradenitis excision axilla- need advice :)

Hello, I am unfamiliar with split thickness graft. I am leaning towards coding the below as 11450-50, 15120,15120. The wound vac is bundling. any thoughts or advice is appreciated. :) SCDs were place... [ Read More ]

11450

If my provider excises what he thought was 2 epidermal inclusion cysts out of the same axillae & path report states dilated apocrine glands can I bill 11450 X 2?... [ Read More ]

Hidradenitis

I did, and I don't think any of them match. 11450 is axillary 11462 is inguinal 11470 is perianal, perineal, or umbilical... [ Read More ]

Hidradenitis

I would recommend that you review 11450-11471 for specific codes for hidradenitis.... [ Read More ]

buttock hidradenitis

11470 - Perianal sounds most accurate. 11450 is for armpits, chest area... [ Read More ]

hidradenitis 11450 vs 10060

I'm sorry, I didn't have an actual Op Note. I was going off of another example someone else had said that JP Drains were usually performed with 10060 series versus the 11450 but both codes can be used... [ Read More ]

hidradenitis 11450 vs 10060

[b]11450[/b] [B][COLOR="Red"]For an [U]accurate[/U] response to surgical coding questions, please post the scrubbed operative / procedure note.[/COLOR][/B] That being said ... 11450 is a more extens... [ Read More ]

hidradenitis 11450 vs 10060

If the physician does two excisions- one on the inner arm-10 cm is excised and one on the outter arm- 6 cm is excised- then do I code 11450 twice? Or do I consider using 10060-10061 if he uses a JP dr... [ Read More ]

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