10021: Fine needle aspiration biopsy, without imaging guidance; first lesion
#✚ 10004: each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
# 10005: Fine needle aspiration biopsy, including ultrasound guidance; first lesion
#✚ 10006: each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
# 10007: Fine needle aspiration biopsy, including fluoroscopic guidance; first lesion
#✚ 10008: each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
# 10009: Fine needle aspiration biopsy, including CT guidance; first lesion
#✚ 10010: each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
# 10011: Fine needle aspiration biopsy, including MR guidance; first lesion
#✚ 10012: each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
10030: Image-guided fluid collection drainage by catheter (eg, abscess, hematoma, seroma, lymphocele, cyst), soft tissue (eg, extremity, abdominal wall, neck), percutaneous
10035: Placement of soft tissue localization device(s) (eg, clip, metallic pellet, wire/needle, radioactive seeds), percutaneous, including imaging guidance; first lesion
✚ 10036: each additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Repair—Simple
Sum of lengths of repairs for each group of anatomic sites.
12001: Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less
12002: 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
12004: 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm
12005: 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm
12006: 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm
12007: over 30.0 cm
12011: Simple repair of superficial wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.5 cm or less
12013: 2.6 cm to 5.0 cm
12014: 5.1 cm to 7.5 cm
12015: 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm
12016: 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm
12017: 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm
12018: over 30.0 cm
12020: Treatment of superficial wound dehiscence; simple closure
12021: with packing
Repair—Intermediate
12031: Repair, intermediate, wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less
12032: 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
12034: 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm
12035: 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm
12036: 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm
12037: over 30.0 cm
12041: Repair, intermediate, wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 2.5 cm or less
12042: 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
12044: 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm
12045: 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm
12046: 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm
12047: over 30.0 cm
12051: Repair, intermediate, wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.5 cm or less
12052: 2.6 cm to 5.0 cm
12053: 5.1 cm to 7.5 cm
12054: 7.6 cm to 12.5 cm
12055: 12.6 cm to 20.0 cm
12056: 20.1 cm to 30.0 cm
12057: over 30.0 cm
Repair—Complex
13100: Repair, complex, trunk; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm
13101: 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
✚ 13102: each additional 5 cm or less (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
13120: Repair, complex, scalp, arms, and/or legs; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm
13121: 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
✚ 13122: each additional 5 cm or less (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
13131: Repair, complex, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm
13132: 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
✚ 13133: each additional 5 cm or less (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
13151: Repair, complex, eyelids, nose, ears and/or lips; 1.1 cm to 2.5 cm
13152: 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
✚ 13153: each additional 5 cm or less (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
13160: Secondary closure of surgical wound or dehiscence, extensive or complicated
Destruction, Benign or Premalignant Lesions
17000: Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), premalignant lesions (eg, actinic keratoses); first lesion
✚ 17003: second through 14 lesions, each (List separately in addition to code for first lesion)
17004: Destruction (e.g, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), premalignant lesions (e.g, actinic keratoses), 15 or more lesions
17106: Destruction of cutaneous vascular proliferative lesions (e.g, laser technique); less than 10 sq cm
17107: 10.0 to 50.0 sq cm
17108: over 50.0 sq cm
17110: Destruction (e.g, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), of benign lesions other than skin tags or cutaneous vascular proliferative lesions; up to 14 lesions
17111: 15 or more lesions
17250: Chemical cauterization of granulation tissue (i.e, proud flesh)
Mohs Micrographic Surgery
17311: Mohs micrographic technique, including removal of all gross tumor, surgical excision of tissue specimens, mapping, color coding of specimens, microscopic examination of specimens by the surgeon, and histopathologic preparation including routine stain(s) (e.g, hematoxylin and eosin, toluidine blue), head, neck, hands, feet, genitalia, or any location with surgery directly involving muscle, cartilage, bone, tendon, major nerves, or vessels; first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks
✚ 17312: each additional stage after the first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
17313: Mohs micrographic technique, including removal of all gross tumor, surgical excision of tissue specimens, mapping, color coding of specimens, microscopic examination of specimens by the surgeon, and histopathologic preparation including routine stain(s) (e.g, hematoxylin and eosin, toluidine blue), of the trunk, arms, or legs; first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks
✚ 17314: each additional stage after the first stage, up to 5 tissue blocks (List separately in addition to code for primary
✚ 17315: Mohs micrographic technique, including removal of all gross tumor, surgical excision of tissue specimens, mapping, color coding of specimens, microscopic examination of specimens by the surgeon, and histopathologic preparation including routine stain(s) (e.g, hematoxylin and eosin, toluidine blue), each additional block after the first 5 tissue blocks, any stage (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
