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    Wiki Botox Injection

    We have a new patient that will be getting Botox injections in her scalp for hyperhidrosis. She has had these injections at another Dermatology office. The CPT code we would use is 64653 since it's located on the scalp. The only ICD-10 code that would fall under scalp would be L74.519 which...
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    Wiki 11423 VS 21012 scalp cyst

    Can someone help me to determine the difference of 11423 Excision of benign scalp lesion 21012 Excision of tumor/soft tissue of scalp Excised a cyst 2.6 cm and sent for pathology of patient's scalp. I read in one of my coding books that if it were less than 2 cm, I should use 11400 series but...
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    Wiki Scalp Massage and Red Light Therapy

    I have a new client who is currently providing Scalp massage and Red Light Laser services to Dermatology patients as a referral. The services are Scalp massage, Medicated Shampoos and Red Light Therapy for Hair follicles. The Patents have Diagnosis, Alopecia, Cancer, Burns & Scars, Diabetes...
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    Wiki MDM on Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    If a patient has squamous cell carcinoma on the scalp and on the neck - both locations have the same ICD 10 code C44.42, which we are suppose to report on claims only once. But since these are two different problem, does it mean we can calculate problem points for SCC on the neck separately and...
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    Wiki Wound Revision

    okay this patient had burr hole evac about 9 months now she presents for a wound break down. Under loupe magnification,, 0.5 lidocaine with epinephrine was injected in the subcu skin and the scalp, then a 10 blade scalpel was used to free the scalp from the underlying skull, old bone wax...
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    Wiki How to code for Lesions in General?

    Hello: I am doing the virtual experience program so that I can remove my A from my CPC. In general, how does one code lesions for ICD-9-CM? The one that I am trying to find is: Lesion of the scalp I looked under lesions (no luck), and I also looked under mass in which there is a code for the...
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    • lesion lump mass scalp virtual experience
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    • Forum: Dermatology
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