CPT^® 21046, Under Excision Procedures on the Head

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21046 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Head.

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A cyst or other benign, or noncancerous, tumor of the mandible, or lower jaw bone, is removed in an open surgical procedure. The provider may use either an intraoral approach, through the mouth, or an extraoral approach, through the skin. For an aggressive, or fast growing, tumor, he performs intraoral osteotomy, cutting into bone to completely excise the tumor.

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mandible lesion excision with excision and nitrogen in tumor cavity.

I agree with your coding selection of 21046 for excision of the lesion and 21215 for bone graft. It looks like the liquid nitrogen was used for destruction on the same lesion, so you would only bill ... [ Read More ]

mandible lesion excision with excision and nitrogen in tumor cavity.

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