CPT^® 25071, Under Excision Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25071 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist.

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The provider excises a mass from below the skin in the soft tissues of forearm and or wrist. He submits the specimen, 3 cm or greater in size, to a laboratory for analysis to determine its nature.

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Modifiers XU and XS

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to this! The first time we billed it, we billed it as: 25071-RT. 25075-RT-2UNITS. 24075-RT-4UNITS. 24071-RT. 25071-LT. 24075-LT-3UNITS. 25075-LT. 2407... [ Read More ]

25071 denied as inappropriate place of service

[QUOTE="CatchTheWind, post: 321483, member: 245466"]From a payment perspective, there are no limitations to what can be performed in-office except for those (if any) imposed by your insurance contract... [ Read More ]

25071 denied as inappropriate place of service

I still don't know what to do with this, seems like a grey area. I still cant find evidenceanywhere that I cant bill 25071 as a in office procedure. Fidelis said something about CMS stating it's not ... [ Read More ]

25071 denied as inappropriate place of service

I billed 25071 to fidelis and they are denying it as "inappropriate place of service" I billed it as a in office procedure "11" They say it's not appropriate per CMS guidelines? Is this true? Where ... [ Read More ]

lipoma excision cpt code

[b]ama 2014 CPT[/b] I also noticed that the AMA 2014 CPT books seems to have the size description backwards. 25071 should be less than 3cm but the book has it as greater than 3cm.. and 25075 should... [ Read More ]

lipoma excision cpt code

I'm struggling if I should code the lipoma excision from forearm from the intugumenary section or muscle skelatal section. patient had two lipomas excised from the forearm, one 4cm one 1.4 cm in size... [ Read More ]

skin lesion vs lipoma

[b]25071[/b] No GUESSING about it .... this should be coded from the musculoskeletal section. A lipoma is NOT a skin lesion. Hope that helps. F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC... [ Read More ]

skin lesion vs lipoma

Seems like 25071 because it says Deep fascia was excised... [ Read More ]

skin lesion vs lipoma

:confused: Some guidance please; Below is the procedure, which I have coded as 25071, but another coder feels this shoul be coded to 11403;, ;benign skin lesion with intermediate repair, 12031. ... [ Read More ]

Multiple Lipomas - physician made

[QUOTE="mjewett, post: 245981, member: 37822"]Code lipomas from the musculoskeletal section. Lipomas are contained in the soft tissue. Codes for the lower arm are: 25075, 25071. These codes are not... [ Read More ]

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