20200

CPT^® 20200, Under General Excision Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 20200 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - General Excision Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.

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A muscle biopsy is a surgical procedure to obtain sample of superficial muscle tissue to further analyze a suspected medical condition or infection. Superficial muscle tissue is just below the surface of the skin or fascia.

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coding help zygomatic arch biopsy biopsy coding advice needed zygomatic

For the below op report my physician coded 20205 and 21034 -52. The CPT 21034-52 denied as an invalid modifier. How would you bill for the biopsies of the soft tissue of the zygomatic arch. Wou... [ Read More ]

Coding muscle biopsy 20200 vs 27324

I code for ASC/outpatient and I have a surgeon who has been advocating for 27324 over 20200 for muscle Bx cases. I have two brief notes to share as examples. [B]Is there any one who can explain whic... [ Read More ]

20205 vs 27324

[b]Lay Descriptions[/b] Here are the Lay Descriptions of each code, from Encoder Pro [B]CPT 20205[/B] The physician secures a sample of tissue from a muscle for biopsy. The physician incises the ove... [ Read More ]

20200 v. 20205

[b]Muscle site of biopsy[/b] Here's the lay description: [B]The physician secures a sample of tissue from a muscle for biopsy. The physician incises the overlying skin and bluntly dissects to the su... [ Read More ]

20200 v. 20205 20200 20205 biopsy muscle

Looking for opinions on the difference between 20200 (Biopsy, muscle; superficial) and 20205 (Biopsy, muscle; deep). Do the words "superficial" and "deep" which are integral parts of the code defin... [ Read More ]

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