CPT^® 14001, Under Adjacent Tissue Transfer or Rearrangement Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 14001 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Adjacent Tissue Transfer or Rearrangement Procedures on the Integumentary System.

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The provider repairs defects in the patient’s trunk by using healthy tissues from an adjacent body part. This code represents transfer of adjacent tissue for defects that equal 10.1 cm2 and up to 30.0 cm2.

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[QUOTE="Kellyg45, post: 468938, member: 466611"] I code these 2 codes together & I get a lot of denials. Even after they are appealed they say the documentation doesn't support the 14001, even though ... [ Read More ]

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