CPT^® 15826, Under Other Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15826 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System.

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Summary

Rhytidectomy of the forehead (also known as a 'brow lift') smoothes out the wrinkled skin of the forehead. In this case, the goal is to reduce or remove "frown lines" located at the glabella.

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EMR & Documentation

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 225785, member: 15826"]I think we agree. Doctors should not be coders-they do not want to code. My point is if the provider is putting a code anywhere in the medical record the... [ Read More ]

EMR & Documentation

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 225608, member: 15826"]The medical record is a legal document. You must be the author of the record in order to change the record. You must have permission to change the codes.... [ Read More ]

Screening vs Diaginostic

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 222262, member: 15826"]This is still a screening. Please read toward the bottom of the link provided. •Is a surveillance colonoscopy (patient has no current symptoms but a po... [ Read More ]

simple, intermediate, or complex?

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 174197, member: 15826"]Documentation of 'layered closure' is not enough to code an intermediate repair. Documentation needs to state, " layered closure of one or more of the [... [ Read More ]

necessary to bill a new patient

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 171916, member: 15826"]I wonder if this is because only 2 of the 3 categories is required for established codes. No matter the reason, it is wrong. I have had providers complai... [ Read More ]

Who needs coders?

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 170289, member: 15826"]Find them money and they pay attention. I try to focus on one major issue at a time. I had a doctor once who was a great coder say that he wanted to get ... [ Read More ]

number of elements

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 170235, member: 15826"]I said, "[B]If properly documented [/B]suicidal ideation can be coded as 99285." In other words, suicidal ideation is a high risk medical issue and satisf... [ Read More ]

number of elements

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 170216, member: 15826"]"should advise you that if the doctor thought the pt was full of crap" HUH??? Hopefully the ER doctor is wise enough not to judge this patient and allows... [ Read More ]

CPC test question

[QUOTE="DeeCPC, post: 167637, member: 15826"]Kristy, I am about to take the CPMA, do you know if that exam is 70% to pass and if you are told what your weak areas are on that test as well? Thanks![/... [ Read More ]

Endoscopic BrowLift

Hi All, Can anyone tell me what CPT code to use for an endoscopic brow lift? Surgeon is using an endoscope and incising down to the lateral orbital rim. He released the supraorbital rim and then su... [ Read More ]

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