Patient presents with a suspicious lesion on her left arm. with the patient's permission the physician marked the area for excision. the margins and lesion measured a total of 0.9 cm. the wound measuring 1.2 cm was closed in layers using 4-0 monocryl and 5-0 prolene. pathology later reported the lesion to be a sebaceous cyst. what codes are reported?

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Kirsten Sexton

5 January, 15:30

Patient presents with a suspicious lesion on her left arm. with the patient's permission the physician marked the area for excision. the margins and lesion measured a total of 0.9 cm. the wound measuring 1.2 cm was closed in layers using 4-0 monocryl and 5-0 prolene. pathology later reported the lesion to be a sebaceous cyst. what codes are reported?

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Annie · Answer 1

The lesion on her left arm is coded as 11401-51 based on the location and size. In addition, the wound was closed in layers allowing for intermediary closure was coded as 12031 based also on location and size. Moreover, sebaceous cyst falls under 706.2 based in the ICD-9-CM Index.