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17 Ιουλ 2019 · The 2019 CPT codes for Actinic Keratosis are as follows: 11300- 11313 Shaving of Epidermal or Dermal Lesions Procedures. 11400-11446 Excision, Benign Lesion of Cutaneous Origin. Integumentary lesion excision codes (11400 – 11446) should be used to code a sebaceous cyst.
26 Νοε 2001 · Clinicians should select an appropriate treatment based on the patient's medical history, the lesion's characteristics, and on the patient's preference for a specific treatment. Commonly performed treatments for AKs include cryosurgery with liquid nitrogen, topical drug therapy, and curettage.
31 Οκτ 2019 · Use the CPT code that best describes the procedure, the location and the size of the lesion. If there are multiple lesions treated, multiple codes may be reported but you must follow National Correct Coding Initiative guidelines. CPT code 11200 should be reported with one unit of service.
This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses actinic keratoses treatments. Medical Necessity. Aetna considers the following procedures medically necessary for treatment of actinic keratoses: Destruction of actinic keratoses lesions using either of the following methods: Cryosurgery with liquid nitrogen; or
We identified all office visit encounters with a diagnosis code for AK (International Classification of Diseases [ICD]-9 702.0 or ICD-10 L57.0), and also those with a procedure code for destruction of premalignant lesion (Current Procedural Terminology [CPT] 17000, 17003, or 17004) between July 2008 and June 2018.
10 Ιουλ 2024 · There are multiple effective treatment options for actinic keratosis (AK), including destructive therapies (eg, cryosurgery, surgery, dermabrasion, photodynamic therapy [PDT]), topical medications (eg, topical fluorouracil, imiquimod, topical tirbanibulin, diclofenac), and field ablation treatments (eg, chemical peels, laser resurfacing).
AK diagnosis codes are appropriate to use in epidemiologic and health policy research among people living with HIV and may be more reliable than destruction of pre-malignant lesion CPT codes. Keywords: actinic keratosis, diagnosis, procedures, validation, HIV, veterans, positive predictive value. Go to: Introduction.
