Good Morning all,
I have an OTO. Doc who performs a lesion excision of a BCC of the cheek
(11646). A second OTO. Doc with a subspecialty in Plastics does a V-Y Flap repair (14301). CPT guidelines states that the Flap closure will trump the lesion excision however, I was wondering if we would be allowed to bill the respective procedures to each Doc as they are of different subspecialties?
So......
Dr. OTO Dx. Dr. Oto/Plastics
11646 -59 171.0 14301
In other words, will Dr. OTO lose out on all of his/her time and effort excising the lesion to Dr. Oto/Plastics who does the Flap repair or can they both get paid via the question above?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I have an OTO. Doc who performs a lesion excision of a BCC of the cheek
(11646). A second OTO. Doc with a subspecialty in Plastics does a V-Y Flap repair (14301). CPT guidelines states that the Flap closure will trump the lesion excision however, I was wondering if we would be allowed to bill the respective procedures to each Doc as they are of different subspecialties?
So......
Dr. OTO Dx. Dr. Oto/Plastics
11646 -59 171.0 14301
In other words, will Dr. OTO lose out on all of his/her time and effort excising the lesion to Dr. Oto/Plastics who does the Flap repair or can they both get paid via the question above?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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