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Im having a hard time finding the CPT codes for the fallowing procedure Details of Procedure:...

Im having a hard time finding the CPT codes for the fallowing procedure

Details of Procedure: The patient was taken to the outpatient- operating suite. The areas of the cheek were carefully marked and inFltrated with local anesthesia and prepared with Betadine paint. The lesions were elliptically excised (excised diameters of 1 cm of the right and 1.5 cm of the left.). Both lesions required layered closure of the deeper subcutaneous and epidermis with 4-0 Vicryl and 6-0 nylon. The patient tolerated the procedure well.

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The CPT CODE for the above procedure is 12051

  • In Intermediate Repair, the wound is superficial involving Epidermis,Dermis or Superficial Structures without significant involvement of deeper structures.Here there is need of layered closure of one or more layers subcutaneous tissue and skin(Epidermis and Dermis).
  • The CPT codes for Intermediate repair/Layered Closure (for face,ears,eyelids,lips,Mucous Membrane) is between 12051 to12057 and the coding is based on the length of the wound closed,If the length of wound is 2.5cm or less the code is 12051
  • The above procedure was Intermediate repair with layered closure the code is 12051
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