This is a re-post from last week: Has anyone seen the new LCD # 33445 for Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions? This is the latest LCD that they added the new biopsy codes to and on that LCD a rash (R21) no longer is allowed to be used as a diagnosis. My physicians use this as a last resort in treating a rash that will not respond to topical medication and if they knew what type of skin condition they would use that diagnosis. Has anyone been able to get this combination paid?
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Tag Archives: Biopsy
New Biopsy Codes
We have always sent out our biopsy codes with the diagnosis code D49.2 (neoplasm of unspecified behavior of bone, soft tissue, and skin) because we do not know what the actual diagnosis is until we receive the pathology report back and have never had an issue getting the codes paid by Medicare. Now with the new biopsy codes they are all being denied due to it not being medically necessary. Is anyone else having this issue and do we now have to hold all biopsy charges until we get the final pathology report back?
coding papular lesion of tongue scissor excision & biopsy
Hello! I’m a new coder in my first year working for a family physician who regularly performs lesion removals. This is the first time I’ve coded a lesion on the tongue, which falls into the Digestive not the Integumentary section of the CPT.
Documentation shows a scissor removal of 3mm papular lesion of the tongue (anterior 2/3) and base electrodessication. Pathology reports it as an Irritation Fibroma (which I’m ICD-10 coding as D10.1).
My search through the CPT Index leads me to:
41100 Biopsy of tongue; anterior two-thirds.
41110 Excision of lesion of tongue without closure.
Can any one tell me if I’m on the right track with these codes?
Many thanks!
Cheryl
insurances not updated with the new biopsy codes
So almost all insurance companies except for MEDICARE seems to not have updated their systems to accept the new biopsy codes…
Do we continue to use 11100 and 11101 or wait it out?
New biopsy codes vs CCI
The CCIs state that 11102 and 11104 cannot under any circumstance be billed together which I understand would be true for the same lesion but our notes clearly document one lesion treated w/ shave and another completely separate (diagnostically and anatomically) treated with punch biopsy. Am I misunderstanding the new codes?
2019 updated Biopsy Codes Fee schedules
Looking for some assistance on how or where to obtain fee schedule for the updated biopsy codes that are being implemented for 2019.
CPT codes 11100 and add on 11101 are now being replaced with the following:
11102 – +11103
11104 – +11105
11106 – +11107
CPT codes 11100 and add on 11101 are now being replaced with the following:
11102 – +11103
11104 – +11105
11106 – +11107
But have no idea what the cost or fees are. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
biopsy of vesicle bed
Patient had biopsy of right seminal vesicle bed with placement of fiducials. what code would be used for the biopsy portion of this?
MR Guided Breast Biopsy
I work for a Radiology group that performs MR Guided Breast Biopsies (CPT 19085) at both free-standing facilities and in hospital settings. Management has asked we can also charge for the actual biopsy needles used for these procedures. Is this possible and what CPT codes would be used?
CPT 2019 Unveils Tangential Biopsy Codes, More
The 2019 CPT® codebook will include six new codes in the range 111xx to describe tangential biopsy, punch biopsy, and incisional biopsy. Two codes describe tangential biopsy: the first code describes biopsy of a single lesion, and the second (add-on) code describes each additional lesion biopsied, beyond the first. A tangential biopsy is performed with […]
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Screening Colonoscopy with Random Biopsy
Medicare patient in for screening colonoscopy, the physician documents doing a random biopsy that came back as benign mucosa.
Am I correct in thinking that this should still be coded as G0121? A "diagnostic colonoscopy with biopsy (45380)" is finding a lesion or polyp to biopsy for diagnostic reasons. Since there is no reason, but "random" biopsy, there is nothing to lead me to diagnostic. Therefore, still screening?
Thank you in advance.