CPT^® 17311, Under Mohs Micrographic Surgery Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 17311 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Mohs Micrographic Surgery Procedures.

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Mohs surgery is a multi–staged procedure that is performed to excise a malignant lesion layer by layer, along with histo–pathological assessment. The assessment is performed to ensure that the margins are negative for malignancy.

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Multiple skin procedures

[QUOTE="KoBee, post: 510478, member: 10103"] Does anyone know if I should be adding modifier 51 and 59 or just modifier 59? 17311 13121-59 17282-59 or 13121-51,59 17282-51,59 [/QUOTE] Not sure which... [ Read More ]

Mohs eyelid repair

These are mutually exclusive because 17311 and 67961 are both excision codes - you wouldn't code a separate eyelid excision since the Mohs procedure already encompasses this. A repair/reconstruction ... [ Read More ]

Mohs eyelid repair

Has anyone billed a Mohs procedure with lower eyelid repair using lower eyelid tarsus reconstruction and a rotation flap? I think my provider is wanting to bill 17311, 17312, and 67961 but these are m... [ Read More ]

Multiple skin procedures

Does anyone know if I should be adding modifier 51 and 59 or just modifier 59? 17311 13121-59 17282-59 or 13121-51,59 17282-51,59... [ Read More ]

Modifier 59 causing claim to deny?

[QUOTE="sinman0531, post: 510059, member: 605607"] This is what/how it was billed: 17311 17312 13131 11604-59 11604-59-76 12034 13121 They are claiming the first 11604 should not have the -modifer 5... [ Read More ]

Modifier 59 causing claim to deny?

[QUOTE="amyjph, post: 510058, member: 172045"] What are the codes/claim for? There could be a lot of answers to this. There are codes a 59 should not be appended to, there are times when an X or anato... [ Read More ]

17312 MUE edits

[QUOTE="sinman0531, post: 508731, member: 605607"] 17312 has an MUE of 4 units. Any units after 4, you would want to use 17315. So it would look like 17311 17312 x4 17315 x3 [/QUOTE] I thought 17315 ... [ Read More ]

17312 MUE edits

17312 has an MUE of 4 units. Any units after 4, you would want to use 17315. So it would look like 17311 17312 x4 17315 x3... [ Read More ]

17312 MUE edits

Moh's Procedure had 8 stages, billed as follows 17311 17312 x7 units Payer denied due to frequency- MUE is 4 units only Filed appeal which was upheld, documentation supports the addt'l units Any adv... [ Read More ]

Moh's reimbursement with outside pathology

I have a provider who performed Moh's surgery on a patient (17311 & 17312). While looking through the frozen sections he noticed some odd cells and decided to have a section of tissue put into a perm... [ Read More ]

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