CPT^® 23076, Under Excision Procedures on the Shoulder

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 23076 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Shoulder.

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Summary

The provider excises an abnormal mass, or tumor, from within the intramuscular tissue of the shoulder. He submits the specimen, less than 5 cm in size, including margins, to a laboratory for analysis and diagnosis.

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I need help in this procedure code: shoulder cyst excision but the Dx code states its a shoulder acromioclavicular joint ganglion cyst I would code it under 23076 but I don't think a ganglion cyst i... [ Read More ]

Excision of Ganglion Cyst of Shoulder

Thanks so much for the reply. I have one question. I saw that code but it is for a soft tissue tumor and I thought it was different with a cyst being a fluid filled sac and a tumor being a mass of s... [ Read More ]

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You will want to look at the Excision codes for the shoulder region (23076 -23078).... [ Read More ]

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[b]23076[/b] 23076 seems appropriate code for pre-authorization. Lipoma Dx 241.1 does cross-check to this CPT. Hope that helps. F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC... [ Read More ]

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