CPT Coding: Skin Biopsies

This presentation discusses CPT coding guidelines for skin biopsies, including tangential, punch and incisional biopsies.
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The correct code for a skin biopsy is selected by the type of biopsy--tangential, punch or incisional. Biopsies may be described as needle biopsies or fine needle aspiration biopsy, core needle biopsy, brush biopsy, or excisional biopsy.
Different scenarios are presented with coding guidelines and examples for each.
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Contents of this video
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0:00 - Introduction
2:35 - Is it a biopsy?
4:12 - What was the depth?
5:46 - What technique was used?
6:48 - Tangential biopsy
8:19 - Punch biopsy
9:40 - Incisional biopsy
10:56 - Multiple biopsies
17:26 - Modifiers
17:47 - Compare FNA and skin biopsies
20:16 - Using the CPT Index
21:01 - Notes to make in your book

[@zoi7871]

Its really helpful for me
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[@brendawhiteside3785]

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[@bijaylama2794]

FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF GUIDEANCE - PRIMARY CODES FOR EACH WITH MODIFIER 59 ON SECOND CODE FOR EG : TWO FNA , ONE WITH MR
GUIDEANCE , ONE WITH CT GUIDEANCE - 10011 ( PRIMARY CODE FOR MR GUIDANCE ) AND 11009-59 ( PRIMARY CODE FOR CT GUIDANCE ) SO MAM'M MY QUESTION IS WHY IS THE CT GUIDANCE HAS A MODIFIER 59 ON IT , HOW WILL WE KNOW WHICH ON WILL THE PRIMARY CODE AND WILL ONE WILL BE THE SECONDARY CODE WITH A MODIFIER ON IT

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See the guidelines for FNA. "When more than one FNA biopsy is performed on separate lesions, same session, same day, using different imaging modalities, report the corresponding primary code with modifier 59 for each additional imaging modality..." The guidelines don't state which should be considered the primary one, so that is up to you. Maybe use the bigger or complex lesions.