Question

Patient is a 53-year-old female who yesterday underwent Mohs surgery with Dr. Smith to remove a basal cell carcinoma of her scalp. Due to the size of the defect Dr. Smith requested a Plastic Surgeon to reconstruct the site. Dr. Jones discussed with the patient his planned closure, which was a Ying-Yang type flap. The patient agreed and we proceeded. The area was prepped and draped in a sterile fashion being careful to keep betadine solution out of the open wound. Wound preparation was done by excising an additional 1 mm margin to freshen the wound and excising the wound deeper. Starting on the right, Dr. Jones incised his planned flap, elevating the flap with full-thickness and subcutaneous fat, staying superior to the galea. Then Dr. Jones incised his planned flap on the left elevating the flap with full-thickness and subcutaneous fat. Both flaps were rotated together and the wound was temporarily closed using the skin stapler. Once it was determined there was minimal tension on the wound, the galea was approximated using 4.0 Monocryl. The wound was then closed in layers using 5-0 Monocryl and a 35R skin stapler. Meticulous hemostasis was achieved through-out the procedure with the Bovie cautery. Final measurements of the wound were 36.25 cm 2. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?

Answer 1

The CPT codes such as 14301, 15004-51 are reported in this case of 53 years old female patient.

What do you mean by Carcinoma?

Carcinoma may be defined as cancer that initiates in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

CPT stands for the current procedural terminology that delivers doctors and healthcare professionals a constant language for coding medical services and techniques to facilitate reporting which increases precision and efficiency.

Therefore, the CPT codes such as 14301, 15004-51 are reported in this case of 53 years old female patient.

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