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There are no codes in the vulvar excision section for a cyst removal (other than Bartholin's) and this cyst was of the labia so that rules out the vaginal cyst excision code of 57135. The code I have settled on is 11423: Excision, benign lesion including margins...genitalia; excised diameter 2.1 to 3.0cm.
Query: Coding Verruca Excision From: Arthur J. Kaplan, DPM I excised 4 verrucae bilaterally under local anesthesia. The lesions ranged in measurement from 0.5 cm to 1.1 cm in diameter. What's the best way to code this? Arthur J. Kaplan, DPM Richmond Hill, NY [Codingline-L] Response: If you truly excised (defined as a 'full- thickness' excision with potential for suturing) each of the warts, you would separately* code the procedure as excision of benign lesion, CPT 1142x [as appropriate]. In 2003, the method for determining lesion size coding has changed. For dates of service January 1, 2003 and beyond, you would code the