CPT^® 14021, Under Adjacent Tissue Transfer or Rearrangement Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 14021 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 lesions in the patient’s scalp, arms, or legs by using the healthy tissues from an adjacent site. This code represents a defect of 10.1 cm2 to 30.0 cm2.

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Debridement coding

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 415820, member: 5404"]14021-XS for the upper leg wound and 14301 and 14302 for the lower leg wound (assuming the third measurement on each wound is depth). Debridement is in... [ Read More ]

Debridement coding

14021-XS for the upper leg wound and 14301 and 14302 for the lower leg wound (assuming the third measurement on each wound is depth). Debridement is inclusive. If it's the same surgeon who did the C... [ Read More ]

Derma Codes Help

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Derma Codes Help

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