CPT^® 24079, Under Excision Procedures on the Humerus (Upper Arm) and Elbow

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 24079 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Humerus (Upper Arm) and Elbow.

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The provider performs a radical resection of a tumor in the soft tissue of the upper arm or elbow, which may be a sarcoma or other cancer. He submits the specimen, 5 cm or larger in size, to a laboratory for analysis to determine its nature.

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Radical Resection of tumors

Did CPT make a mistake? Under code 24079 for example, there is a note that says "for radical resection of tumor(s) of cutaneous origin (eg melanoma), see 11600-11606)." But everything I have found a... [ Read More ]

Sarcoma coding help

If the patient has a single sarcoma with extension in a different anatomical area i.e. triceps muscle and major teres muscle, would you code for two separate resections. There is only one incision. ... [ Read More ]

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I would check out 24079 - radical resection of tumor, soft tissue upper arm or elbow area, more that 5 cm... [ Read More ]

office then hospital

if the hospital encounter was a direct result from the ofc visit, then the answer to your question is NO. everything done in the ofc visit is bundled into the hospital encounter [QUOTE="sbreaker, pos... [ Read More ]

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