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CPT Surgery: Integumentary System Flashcards

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  1. A physician performs Mohs surgery on a basal cell carcinoma of the cheek, requiring 2 stages with 3 tissue blocks in the first stage and 2 tissue blocks in the second stage. How is this coded?

    Answer: 17311 x1 and 17312 x1

    CPT 17311 covers Mohs surgery for the head/neck/hands/feet/genitalia, first stage up to 5 tissue blocks; 17312 is the add-on for each additional stage, up to 5 blocks.

  2. Which CPT code reports destruction of a premalignant actinic keratosis lesion?

    Answer: 17000

    CPT 17000 is reported for destruction of the first premalignant lesion (actinic keratosis); 17003 is used as an add-on for lesions 2-14.

  3. A physician destroys 12 flat warts (verruca plana) using cryotherapy. Which code(s) should be reported?

    Answer: 17110 and 17111

    CPT 17110 covers destruction of up to 14 benign lesions, and 17111 is reported when 15 or more benign lesions are destroyed in the same session.

  4. Destruction of a malignant lesion of the scalp measuring 1.5 cm is reported using which code range?

    Answer: 17260-17266

    Malignant lesion destruction codes 17260-17266 apply to the trunk, arms, or legs; scalp falls under 17270-17286 (scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia) — code 17272 for this site/size.

  5. Initial treatment of burns covering less than 5% TBSA, with no debridement required, is reported using which CPT code?

    Answer: 16000

    CPT 16000 reports initial treatment of first-degree burns and burns with less than 5% TBSA not requiring debridement.

  6. Burn wound debridement (16035) differs from burn excision codes (16035 vs. 16020) primarily in that excision codes are based on:

    Answer: The percentage of TBSA treated and body area

    Burn excision and grafting codes (16035-16036) are selected by percentage of TBSA excised and whether the area is less than or greater than 5% TBSA.

  7. A physician performs electrosurgical destruction of three seborrheic keratoses on the back. Which code is reported?

    Answer: 17110

    CPT 17110 is reported for destruction of benign lesions other than skin tags or cutaneous vascular proliferative lesions, up to 14 lesions.