Question

Patient presents to the operative suite with a biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma of the left ankle. A decision was made to remove the lesion and apply a split thickness skin graft on the site. The lesion was excised as drawn and documented as measuring 2.4 cm with margins. Using the Padgett dermatome, the surgeon harvested a split-thickness skin graft from the left thigh, which was meshed 1.5 x 1 and then inserted into the ankle wound using a skin stapler. Xeroform bolster was then placed on the skin graft using Xeroform and 4-0 nylon. The lower extremity was wrapped with bulky cast padding and double Ace wrap. The skin graft donor site was dressed with OpSite. The surgeon noted the skin graft measured 9 cm² in total. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

Answer 1

Answer:

C44.722

Explanation:

The diagnosis code ( CPT ) for the treatment of A patient  taken to surgery for removal of a squamous cell carcinoma from his left ankle is  C44.722

ICD ( international classification of diseases) are classification used by medical professionals to assign diagnoses(medical) to a patient while the CPT ( current procedural terminology ) codes simply identifies the kind of treatment provided to a patient by a medical professional