I have heard different opinions on what the Dr's dictation should be for billing 11042. After reading the code descripion countless times and this is what I am wondering...In the CPC exam a couple senarios stated "down to subcutaneous tissue" with all the available aswers being 11042. The CPT book states "reported by depth of tissue that is removed" prompting me to think the dictation should read "down to and including". I realize this seems like semantics, but codes are being corrected based on the physicians dictation and it would be great to hear some feedback regarding this.
Thank you for your posts!
Thank you for your posts!