Wiki lesion removal by shave & destruction

[stogsmom3]

My physician will shave off a lesion and then destruct the base. When billing these lesions, I am questioning myself. Should it be a destruction vs shave. He also does the same thing for warts. Please help me code these lesions when using combination techniques.

 

[DeeDee2653]

For shave excisions, wound cauterization is included in the procedure. Billing for the shave excision would be appropriate.