CPT^® 15733, Under Flaps (Skin and/or Deep Tissues) Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15733 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 develops a muscle, myocutaneous, or fasciocutaneous flap from one of the muscles in the forehead, around the jaws, or neck, preserving the vascular supply, and uses it to cover a nearby defect.

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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 ]

Palatopharyngeus muscle flaps?

I would query the surgeon and get him to name vascular pedicle via an addendum to the op note. It is as wrong to code this as a skin ATT as it is to code it as 15733 without him documenting the vascul... [ 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 ]

Palatopharyngeus muscle flaps?

Alyssa, a muscle flap is not coded 14040. I suggest you look at 15733.... [ Read More ]

Bilateral 15733

[QUOTE="mccolloughpsc, post: 491651, member: 699899"] How would you bill 2 flaps? [/QUOTE] Depending on payer you could would bill qty 2 on one line OR you would bill 15733 on one line and 15733/59.... [ Read More ]

Bilateral 15733

[B]Procedures[/B]: 1. Forehead reconstruction with right superficial temporal artery flap 15733 2. Forehead reconstruction with left superficial temporal artery flap 15733-51 3. Debridement of foreh... [ Read More ]

Bilobed Musculocutaneous Rotational Flap Coding - 15733?

I WOULD CODE 15733 OR 15740 OR EVEN 14060 IF IT WAS AN ADJACENT TRANSFER... [ Read More ]

Bilobed Musculocutaneous Rotational Flap Coding - 15733?

This surgery is being performed to repair a defect in the right nasal wall secondary to Basal Cell. CPT 15733 is for musculocutaneous flaps however it states there are specific vascular pedicles it a... [ Read More ]

Pedicled groin flap to thumb, 15736 or 15734?

Hi Fellow Coders. Wasn't sure if this should go in the Orthopedics or Dermatology section. My Orthopedic Doctor performed a Pedicled left groin flap to the left thumb complete soft tissue avulsion in... [ Read More ]

Pedicled groin flap to thumb, 15736 or 15734?

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