CPT^® 40510, Under Excision Procedures on the Lips

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 40510 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Lips.

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The provider excises a patient’s lip in a wedge shape and closes the incision with simple sutures. He commonly performs this procedure to excise diseased tissue for diagnostic purposes or for cosmetic enhancement.

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can 40510 and 40520 cover this?

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please help with transverse wedge and v-excison lip cancer

hi all, Doctor wants to bill 40510 and 40520...I am leaning to 40525- can anyone give some insight here . TIA [IMG alt="4668"]https://www.aapc.com/discuss/attachments/1594406236298-png.4668/[/IMG] ... [ Read More ]

help with transver and v-excision lip resection

hi all, Doctor wants to bill 40510 and 40520...I am leaning to 40525- can anyone give some insight here . TIA [ATTACH type="full" alt="4668"]4668[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="4667"]4667[/ATTA... [ Read More ]

excision of lower lip hemangioma

what would you use for this... A #15 blade was used to make an elliptical incision in the left lower lip around the hemangioma. curved iris scissors were then used to dissect carefully around the he... [ Read More ]

excision of lower lip hemangioma

Lower lipesion

The lay descrtiption for 40525 reads: The physician removes a full thickness portion of the lip with local flap reconstruction. A "V" incision may be made around the lesion and through the full thickn... [ Read More ]

Severe compund laceration w/wedge excision

[b]40510[/b] Since the excision (40510) include primary closure, I'd be inclined to code only 40510. However ... your op note is very confusing ... I realize this may be that you mistyped, but in on... [ Read More ]

Severe compund laceration w/wedge excision

I could really use some help with coding this, I am not sure just to code 40650 or the excision also 40510 OP reads: She had a severe contused comminuted a avulsive type laceration of the lower lip ... [ Read More ]

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