CPT^® 17003, Under Destruction Procedures on Benign or Premalignant Lesions of the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 17003 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Destruction Procedures on Benign or Premalignant Lesions of the Integumentary System.

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In this add–on procedure, the provider destroys a premalignant lesion using techniques such as chemosurgery, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, or others. This code is appropriate for the second through the 14th lesion destroyed in an encounter, with one unit representing a single lesion.

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[QUOTE="sinman0531, post: 509195, member: 605607"] Yes! We include number of lesions for ILTAC injections, and its really such a small amount of additional work the pushback doesn't make sense at all.... [ Read More ]

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