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Wiki Laser Scar Removal

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My physician would like to start doing laser scar removal for breat cancer patients status post mastectomy. What CPT code would I use for this procedure? It has been suggested that I would have to use an unlisted code. But other discussion groups have suggested 17106-17111 series. Any guidance would be appreciated.

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If just targeting the redness in the scars, per my plastic surgeon "I would also favor use of those 17106-8 codes myself if one is using the perfecta pulsed yellow dye laser, because you are targeting the vessels in the pink hypertrophic scar. It's different if you use the CO2 laser to vaporize a scar - in that case it's like dermabrasion, and the ablative codes would be more appropriate".
 
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