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Wiki Excision vs destruction

Thread starter 1073358
Start date Nov 15, 2012

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1073358

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Nov 15, 2012

#1

MD cut out a skin lesion (excised) and then electrodessicated the "bed" of the lesion. Is this coded as excision or destruction?

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Lorisvg

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Dec 11, 2012

#2

If he truly excised this lesion - it would be an excision.
Make sure this isn't really a shave removal, which would be more likely to have cautery.

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