CPT code 11312: Shaving of epidermal or dermal lesion, face
CPT code 11312 bills the shave removal of a single epidermal or dermal lesion on the face, sized 1.1 to 2.0 cm. Also, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, and mucous membrane fall in the same anatomic group. The American Medical Association (AMA) owns the CPT code set, and it splits the shaving family into three anatomic […]
CPT code 01969: cesarean hysterectomy anesthesia add-on code
CPT code 01969 is the add-on code for anesthesia during a cesarean hysterectomy performed after neuraxial labor analgesia. It does not cover an ordinary cesarean delivery. That service is CPT 01968, and swapping the two is a costly coding error. The code never travels alone. It is reported alongside CPT 01967, the primary code for […]
CPT code 21268: Orbital repositioning with bone grafts, multiple craniotomies
CPT Code 21268 describes: Orbital repositioning, periorbital osteotomies with bone grafts; requiring more than one craniotomy. The key clinical elements embedded in that descriptor are: This code sits in the 21260-21270 range, which covers orbital and craniofacial reconstruction procedures. The multi-craniotomy requirement is the single most important clinical and billing detail: it distinguishes 21268 from […]
CPT Code 20520: Foreign body removal from subcutaneous tissue
CPT Code 20520, as defined by the American Medical Association, describes: Removal of foreign body in muscle or tendon sheath; simple. The code sits within the musculoskeletal system section of the CPT code set, under the General Introduction or Removal subsection. It applies when a foreign body – a metal fragment, glass shard, splinter, or […]
CPT code 00934: Radical penectomy anesthesia billing guide
CPT code 00934 bills anesthesia for radical amputation of the penis with bilateral inguinal lymphadenectomy. The code carries 6 base units, and it sits in the middle of a three-code series. What separates the three codes is how far the lymph node dissection goes. This guide covers the official descriptor, base units, the reimbursement formula, […]
CPT code 00906: Anesthesia for vulvectomy, billing guide 2026
CPT code 00906 covers anesthesia for vulvectomy. It carries 4 base units, and payment is total units multiplied by the payer’s conversion factor. It is a single-procedure code, not a catch-all for perineal surgery. That one distinction causes more 00906 problems than anything else on the claim. “Anesthesia for Procedures on the Perineum” is the […]
CPT Code 00918: Anesthesia for ureteral calculus removal
Transurethral stone removal is one of the most common urologic procedures billed under anesthesia. Claims for CPT code 00918 still land in denial queues, usually over modifier mismatches, thin time documentation, or a missing ICD-10 pairing. Coding this code correctly takes more than the base unit value. You also need the anesthesia payment formula, the […]
CPT Code 01170: Anesthesia for pelvic procedures – billing guide
Pelvic procedure anesthesia claims are rejected more often than most billing teams expect. The culprit is rarely the wrong code itself. It’s the missing physical status modifier, the undocumented pre-anesthesia evaluation, or a time unit calculation that doesn’t match the operative report. CPT Code 01170 describes anesthesia for procedures on the pelvis (excluding hip), and […]
CPT code 00926: Anesthesia for male genitalia procedures
CPT code 00926 covers anesthesia for procedures on the male genitalia, specifically radical orchiectomy through an inguinal approach and open urethral procedures. It carries 4 anesthesia base units. Payment is the sum of base units and time units, multiplied by the payer’s conversion factor. This guide covers the official descriptor, the 2026 Medicare rates, and […]
CPT code 00528: Mediastinoscopy and thoracoscopy anesthesia
CPT code 00528 covers anesthesia for a mediastinoscopy or a diagnostic thoracoscopy performed without one lung ventilation. It carries 8 base units. The code sits in the closed chest group of the anesthesia section, alongside needle biopsy of pleura and pneumocentesis. The trap is the code next door. CPT 00529 describes the same two procedures […]