21925

CPT^® 21925, Under Excision Procedures on the Back and Flank

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21925 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Back and Flank.

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Summary

The provider performs a biopsy of the deep soft tissue in the back or flank area to obtain a sample of suspicious tissue, such as a lump that is felt in the deeper tissues. He submits the specimen for analysis to determine the presence of abnormal cells, especially cancerous cells.

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CPC Sample Exam A Question

52 year-old female has a mass growing on her right flank for several years. It has finally gotten significantly larger and is beginning to bother her. She is brought to the Operating Room for definiti... [ Read More ]

Repair for biopsy

If it is indeed deep, use the soft-tissue biopsy codes instead of 11100... 21550-27613 depending on size and depth Example [B]21920 [/B]Biopsy, soft tissue of back or flank; superficial [B]21925 [/... [ Read More ]

"Partial" excision sebaceous cyst.

presuming he sent the specimin to pathology, I'd go with "biopsy" rather than mass excision. The only difference between an excisional biopsy and a mass excision is that during the excisional biopsy y... [ Read More ]

Excisional biopsy of buttock mass - Need help

What about 21925? Your thread says "biopsy" so I am thinking you should not use 21930 unless he was actually doing an excision. Just my opinion...... [ Read More ]

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