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If I have a 1cm forhead + 0.5cm nose melanoma lesion would I add them up to 1.5 and choose code 11642 or use 11640? thanks..
Per the CPT guidelines you are to report separately each malignant lesion excised. Hope this helps.
Cathy
No ... you do not add them together. Each lesion is reported separately. On a separate line item with a -59 modifier on the second lesion code.
You would add together the size of the wound repair (if layered or complex) of same class and same body area.
Hope that helps.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC