AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 11 (November)
Mandibular/Maxillary Cyst Removal (November 2003)
November 2003 pages 8-9 Coding Communication:Mandibular/Maxillary Cyst Removal This article focuses on the new series of codes that describe procedures on locally aggressive lesions of the jaws. Some benign lesions require more aggressive surgical management than others and yet are not considered malignancy resections. Benign tumors and cysts of the maxilla and the mandible are frequent and common conditions encountered in oral and maxillofacial surgical practice. As uncommon as these tumors and cysts may sound to individuals outside of the field of maxillofacial surgery or others who do not encounter circumstances like this on a daily basis, these occurrences...
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