CPT^® 17313, Under Mohs Micrographic Surgery Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 17313 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 method of excising a malignant lesion layer by layer, along with histo–pathological assessment, to ensure negative malignancy of the margins.

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Mohs closure

Should I be adding modifier 51 to the closure, or no modifier is needed? 17313 12032... [ Read More ]

Codding Mohs for first time

Think of it as a layer cake. Each stage is a layer. Each layer code includes up to 5 slices (sections/blocks). You have 2 layers and each layer includes up to 5 slices. You bill for the base layer cod... [ Read More ]

Codding Mohs for first time

From what you shared, it looks like two stages were performed. This would be 17313 & 17314 with one unit each.... [ Read More ]

Codding Mohs for first time

Hello, I am learning a new field and I want to make sure I am billing this correct... OP NOTE: Mohs left shin Chemosurgery (Mohs Technique), second stage, fixed or fresh tissue, up to 5 specimens... [ Read More ]

Mohs Surgery cpt 17311

calf, shin and ankle fall under the definition of leg which is under 17313. They are less intricate areas. I think the physician is ignoring the "directly affecting" wording.... [ Read More ]

MOHS with 9 stages

how to bill MOHS on trunk with 9 stages? I did 17313 and 17314 x 8 units (to show 8 additional stages done) MC denied 17314 in full. reason: Payment adjusted because the payer deems the information su... [ Read More ]

Mohs

When using CPT 17313 for Mohs on trunk, arms, or legs, we have submitted the correct ICD-9 code that corresponds to the location and our claims were denied from Medicare, our MAC is Noridian. Therefor... [ Read More ]

AAPC Challenge

[QUOTE="sophia.vereen@yahoo.com, post: 337131, member: 297311"]I got 14020 for the excision/flap repair and 17313 for the modified Mohs. Did anyone else get that?[/QUOTE] I interpreted the defect as ... [ Read More ]

AAPC Challenge

[b]Answer[/b] I got 14020 for the excision/flap repair and 17313 for the modified Mohs. Did anyone else get that?... [ Read More ]

G0461, G0462 NCCI edits FYI

From previous threads, it sounded like it was a mixed bag for using or not using a 59 and other modifiers with G0461 and G0462. I noticed that the July Physician NCCI edits now lists these G-codes as ... [ Read More ]

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