Code selection depends on your understanding of simple, intermediate, and complex closures. Lesion excisions, as with any open wound, often require a level of repair or closure. Simple repairs are included in the excision codes (CPT® 11400-11646), but intermediate and complex closures are separately billable when medically necessary. Per CPT® guidelines, “The excision of benign […]
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