A physician excises a 3.1-cm malignant lesion of the scalp that requires full-thickness graft from the thigh to the scal
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:11 pm
A physician excises a 3.1-cm malignant lesion of the scalp that requires full-thickness graft from the thigh to the scalp. In CPT, which of the following procedures should be coded?
A. full-thickness skin graft to scalp only
B. excision of lesion; full-thickness skin graft to scalp
C. excision of lesion; full-thickness skin graft to scalp; excision of skin from thigh
D. code 15000 for surgical preparation of recipient site; full-thickness skin graft to scalp
A. full-thickness skin graft to scalp only
B. excision of lesion; full-thickness skin graft to scalp
C. excision of lesion; full-thickness skin graft to scalp; excision of skin from thigh
D. code 15000 for surgical preparation of recipient site; full-thickness skin graft to scalp