CPT^® 40812, Under Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Vestibule of Mouth

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 40812 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Vestibule of Mouth.

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The provider excises a lesion or area of damaged or diseased tissue of the mucosa, a membrane lining the anterior most part of the mouth, and the submucosa, the layer beneath the mucosa. This procedure involves a simple repair of the surgical wound.

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40812 Excision, lesion of mucosa and submucosa (mucocele)

We have a patient that presented with 2 lower lip masses. Upon examination there was a midline lower lip mucocele and a second mucocele of the right lower lip. We believe 40812 is the best procedure... [ Read More ]

Wound Closure - exophytic lesion

I would code it a simple repair as well (40812) because a complex repair requires more than layered closure.... [ Read More ]

Wound Closure - exophytic lesion

Physicain exiced an ulcerative exophytic lesion of the patient's right gingival labial sulcus. Wound was closed in a single layered manner with 4-0 chromic in a continuous locking manner. Would the cl... [ Read More ]

40812 ?

I would go with 40812 and 528.9 He everted the lip and excised on the buccal surface of lip, with simple closure. Just about textbook. 1. Excision of lesion of mucosa and submucosa, vestibule of mou... [ Read More ]

40812 ?

WOULD 40812 BE A GOOD CHOICE FOR THIS.PATH CAME BACK AS A MUCOCELE OF LOWER LIP. Doc office says 40490 not surewhich one is right ? Any suggestions POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Lesion of lower lip. ... [ Read More ]

Mucocele of lip

I would also go w/ 40812 :D... [ Read More ]

Mucocele of lip

Good Monday morning to everyone. I need a tie breaker. I have an excision of lower lip mucocele, How would you code it? the lesion was lifted and excised then cauterizeed and closed with catgut su... [ Read More ]

Need Help...for incison code?

[b]30124?[/b] I"m no expert, but what about ... 30124 has a higher RVU than 40812 ... but I don't think it's "perfect" either. 30125 is for a cyst that involves bone and/or nasal cartilage. F Tes... [ Read More ]

Need Help...for incison code?

Dr. has ask me to find code for .....Excison of the left nasolabial cyst to a gingivobuccal sulcus incisioin....i came up with 40812....he does not like it and says there is a better one. Looks like ... [ Read More ]

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