CPT^® 11463, Under Excision-Benign Lesions Procedures on the Skin

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 11463 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 inguinal skin and subcutaneous tissue involved with hidradenitis (painful lesions associated with sweat glands); he closes the excision site using complex repair techniques.

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I agree with nsteinhauser. 11463 should be billed twice with a 59 modifier on the second line.... [ Read More ]

New and in need of help

Cpt 11463 doesn't take modifier -50 so you wouldn't use a laterality modifier (-rt or -lt) either. If it was 2 separate areas, I would code it twice. Some of our payers would require a -59 on the se... [ Read More ]

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Help. I submitted claim for: 11463-50 Bilateral medial thigh excision of hidradenitis The charge was not paid - reason: C04 - code inconsistant with modifier Help... do I resubmit as 11463-LT-RT... [ Read More ]

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[b]excision[/b] [QUOTE="trent123, post: 62876, member: 56977"]Stuck on this one Postoperative Diagnosis: 1) Squamos cell carcinoma of the right scapha of the ear, 2) Squamos cell carcinoma of the h... [ Read More ]

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