CPT^® 15731, Under Flaps (Skin and/or Deep Tissues) Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15731 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Flaps (Skin and/or Deep Tissues) Procedures.

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The provider creates a flap of skin from the forehead of the patient to treat injury or open wounds on the face or scalp, He rotates the flap, complete with vascular supply, to cover the defect.

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Placement of subgaleal siliastic spacer graft

Hi folks, Does anyone know what code I should use to report the placement of subgaleal siliastic sheet "spacer graft"? Does it bundles into the flap? Provider documentation summary: PROCEDURES: De... [ Read More ]

Subgaleal Siliastic Mesh Placement

Paramedian Forehead Flap stages

Has anyone in plastics or derm coded 3 stages of a paramedian forehead flap? The first stage was coded 15731 and the second stage 15630. Is the 3rd stage also coded 15630?... [ Read More ]

Ugh! flap takedown

In your case, it looks like your surgeon is doing a 2 stage paramedian forehead flap. Stage 1 (previously performed) would have been coded with CPT code 15731 for forehead flap with preservation of va... [ Read More ]

paramedian forehead flap and takedown insertion of paramedian forehead flap

I am new to coding, been at it only a couple of months now. Theses procedures are confusing me to say the least. The Dr. did the first surgery removing lesion(s) from the nose and then doing the param... [ Read More ]

15731- Forehead flap with preservation of vascular pedicle

Eventually my surgeon is going to put the flap on the nose. In the mean time, he did the work involved in 15731 except put the flap on the nose.... [ Read More ]

15731- Forehead flap with preservation of vascular pedicle

According to CPT changes 2007: Code 15731 was established to report the use of a special type of forehead flap that differs from other flaps reported with codes 15570-15576. The axial pattern flore... [ Read More ]

15731- Forehead flap with preservation of vascular pedicle

Does anyone know if 15731 describe a donor or recipient site? The notes in CPT do not really really specify for this code and if the flap is not immediatedly transfered to a donor site, would a coder... [ Read More ]

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Need help with closure 2ndry to Mohs procedure -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just looking for some input from other coders as to how you think thi... [ Read More ]

Need help with closure 2ndry to Mohs procedure

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