CPT^® 14020, Under Adjacent Tissue Transfer or Rearrangement Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 14020 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 the defects in the patient’s scalp, arms, and/or legs by using healthy tissues from an adjacent site. This code represents services for defects of 10 cm2 or less.

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for wound closure/dehiscence ...adjacent tissue transfer vs muscle flap

I cannot wrap my head around the difference between these 2 procedures. If someone has any helpful guidance or advise that would be greatly appreciated. When my surgeons word the operative note using ... [ Read More ]

Closure right lower eyelid wound 18 x 12 mm and right arm wound 48 x 50 mm

Hello, I am needing advice on coding. I am coming up with 14020, 12051. Any thoughts would be appreciated :) Thank you Pre-op Diagnosis: Malignant melanoma of right lower extremity including hip ... [ Read More ]

Closure codes

25075 -RT (FOREARM) 25076 -XS/RT (WRIST) 14020 - forearm closure 12031 - wrist (check edits for bundling) Lower lid: 67961 - im getting directed to this in the index for the tissue transfer...make s... [ Read More ]

Insurance Denials- Adjacent Tissue Transfers

Hello! Has anyone received any Insurance denials on Adjacent Tissue Transfers for provider type not authorized? I had gotten some information from a Medicare representative who stated that Dermatologi... [ Read More ]

Case #8 Winner, Answer Key, & Rational

ANSWER KEY CPT: 14020 CPT Modifiers: none ICD-9: 173.72 You should probably correct this to have the correct answers... Thank you, Alex.... [ Read More ]

AAPC Challenge

The correct answer is 14020, 173.72 Yay! I got it correct, but not fast enough to be #1. Bummer! Good luck on Case #2!... [ Read More ]

AAPC Challenge

[QUOTE="sophia.vereen@yahoo.com, post: 337131, member: 297311"]I got 14020 for the excision/flap repair and 17313 for the modified Mohs. Did anyone else get that?[/QUOTE] I interpreted the defect as ... [ Read More ]

AAPC Challenge

[b]Answer[/b] I got 14020 for the excision/flap repair and 17313 for the modified Mohs. Did anyone else get that?... [ Read More ]

AAPC Challenge

[QUOTE="nidhim, post: 337049, member: 74733"]I came up with CPT 14020, how about you Debra? Nidhi M., CPC[/QUOTE] No I interpreted it as 9x9 wound for 81 sq CM ! That is why I wanted their answer.... [ Read More ]

AAPC Challenge

I came up with CPT 14020, how about you Debra? Nidhi M., CPC... [ Read More ]

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