Wiki malignat destruction codes.

[daniel]

Is anyone use the series CPT 17260-17266 malignant destruction codes for
chemosurgery.

If so, what is chemosurgery?

Is it just the physician applying a topic agent to get rid of the malignat lesion?

input please

thank you
daniel, cpc

 

[mitchellde]

Chemosurgery is a destruction of malgnant lesions using chemicals. Therefore the code range 17260-17286 is the appropriate code range for this service.