AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 11 (November)
Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (November 2012)
November 2012 page 12a Surgery: Integumentary System Question: Is it appropriate to report CPT code 14060 in addition to code 67966 when an eye lesion is excised from the lower lid and an adjacent tissue transfer is then performed? Answer: No. The guidelines for the adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement codes 14000-14302 state that these codes include the excision (including lesion) and/or repair by adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement. The excision of the lesion (code 67966, Excision and repair of eyelid, involving lid margin, tarsus, conjunctiva, canthus, or full thickness, may include preparation for skin graft or pedicle flap...
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