kellit21
Guru
Procedure performed: Excision of biopsy mass.
The patient was taken to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. The left elbow was prepped and drapped in sterile manner. Transverse skin incision was made over the mass. It was about T-shaped and it was bluish. Soft tissue was raised around the mass, which appeared cystic and vasculitic and it was excised and appeared to have a small vein leading into that was Bovie electrocauteried. No evidence of any neurological issues and it was well contained in the subcutaneous tissue with fascia over the triceps was intact. Wound was irrigated in subcuataneous and vertical mattress nylon sutures. Sterile dressing was placed. He was awakend, extubated, and taken to the recovery room in stable condition with a small compression dressing. The specimen was sent off for pathology for a definitive diagnosis.
Need help with the cpt code... would it be 2 codes... one for the excision and one for the biopsy?
The patient was taken to the operating room and placed under general anesthesia. The left elbow was prepped and drapped in sterile manner. Transverse skin incision was made over the mass. It was about T-shaped and it was bluish. Soft tissue was raised around the mass, which appeared cystic and vasculitic and it was excised and appeared to have a small vein leading into that was Bovie electrocauteried. No evidence of any neurological issues and it was well contained in the subcutaneous tissue with fascia over the triceps was intact. Wound was irrigated in subcuataneous and vertical mattress nylon sutures. Sterile dressing was placed. He was awakend, extubated, and taken to the recovery room in stable condition with a small compression dressing. The specimen was sent off for pathology for a definitive diagnosis.
Need help with the cpt code... would it be 2 codes... one for the excision and one for the biopsy?