CPT^® 40520, Under Excision Procedures on the Lips

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 40520 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 makes a V–shaped incision on the patient’s lips and closes the incision directly in a linear fashion. He typically performs this service to remove a lesion or defect.

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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 Coding

Can someone please help me I am not sure if I should code 11442 alone or with 40520. See below operative report. The pathology came back as benign. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Hemangioma upper lip PROCE... [ 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

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