CPT^® 14040, Under Adjacent Tissue Transfer or Rearrangement Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 14040 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 forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae or armpits, genitalia, hands, and/or feet by using healthy tissues from an adjacent site. This code represents a defect of 10 cm2 or less.

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Looking for CPT help for Penile Torsion Repair

maybe, review CPT 54360 with or without CPT 14040 with him ( dx - Q55.63) or CPT 54300 & 14040 hope that helps!... [ Read More ]

Looking for CPT help for Penile Torsion Repair

Hello - My provider coded this surgery as 54161 & 14040. He is new to practice and this procedure isn't one we do very often in our ASC. Wondering if anyone codes for Detorsion of congenital torsion o... [ Read More ]

hypothenar fat pad flap

It looks like as of March 2021, CPT Assistant has changed their stance on coding hypothenar flap with CTR. See below: [B]Question:[/B] A patient is having an open revision carpal tunnel release in w... [ Read More ]

Using modifier 25 along with 57

[QUOTE="nlbarnes, post: 507035, member: 53490"] Would you use both 25 (since there is a 0 day global procedure - 15004) AND modifier 57 - 14040 on the E/M when the E/M is the same day as the procedure... [ Read More ]

Using modifier 25 along with 57

Would you use both 25 (since there is a 0 day global procedure - 15004) AND modifier 57 - 14040 on the E/M when the E/M is the same day as the procedure or would you use only modifier 57 on the E/M?... [ Read More ]

Penile Skin Tethering?

I would consider 14040 for this clinical scenario and surgical procedure.... [ Read More ]

Wide local excision with M plasty advancement flap reconstruction

The equation for an excision final measurement is the longest axis, plus two times the margin. So, 1.5cm+2(.5cm)=2.5cm excision. CPT code 11643 is "excision of malignant lesion on the face, ears, eyes... [ Read More ]

Wide local excision with M plasty advancement flap reconstruction

Excisions followed by advancement flap repair are coded in the CPT range 14000-14302 - for a lesion on the cheek it would be 14040 or 14041 (or possibly 14301-14302 if the defect was very large). Wit... [ Read More ]

14040 and acceptable diagnoses

Below is part of the surgeons op note for a soft tissue mass excision. The surgeon is stating there was a "void" left from the mass excision that required a skin flap from the medial left foot to cove... [ Read More ]

Palatopharyngeus muscle flaps?

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 503468, member: 12103"] Alyssa, a muscle flap is not coded 14040. I suggest you look at 15733. [/QUOTE] Would that be appropriate if there is not a named vascular pedicle? In ... [ Read More ]

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