CPT code 01842: Anesthesia for forearm, wrist, and hand embolectomy
A patient arrives with a cold, pulseless hand, and the surgeon calls for an emergency embolectomy before the tissue dies. CPT code 01842 is the anesthesia code for that operation: an embolectomy on the arteries of the forearm, wrist, and hand. It carries 6 base units. The code sits next to two lookalikes in the […]
CPT Code 12002: Simple laceration repair billing guide
CPT Code 12002, as defined by the CPT code set, reads: Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm. The short descriptor is “Simple repair, 2.6-7.5 cm.” Three elements determine whether 12002 is the correct code: the repair type must […]
CPT Code 11982: Nexplanon removal billing guide
CPT Code 11982 describes the removal of a non-biodegradable drug delivery implant from beneath the skin. Most commonly, that implant is Nexplanon (etonogestrel 68 mg), the single-rod hormonal contraceptive placed subdermally in the upper arm. The code sits within the Integumentary System section of the AMA’s CPT code set, under Introduction or Removal Procedures (codes […]
CPT code 15273: Skin substitute graft billing guide
CPT code 15273 is the primary code for applying a skin substitute graft to a wound of 100 sq cm or more on the trunk, arms, or legs. It covers the first 100 sq cm of wound surface area, or 1% of body area for infants and children, and its add-on partner +15274 covers each […]
CPT code 15200: Full thickness skin graft, trunk, billing guide
CPT code 15200 describes a full thickness graft, free, including direct closure of donor site, trunk, 20 sq cm or less, per the AMA‘s official descriptor. The graft uses the patient’s own full thickness skin, both epidermis and dermis, harvested from a donor site and placed over a defect on the chest, abdomen, back, or […]
CPT code 15152: Epidermal autograft billing, rates and documentation
CPT code 15152: Definition and clinical overview CPT code 15152, as maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA), describes the application of a tissue cultured epidermal autograft to the trunk, arms, or legs for each additional 100 square centimeters (or part thereof). It’s reported only after both CPT 15150 (first 25 sq cm) and +15151 […]
CPT code 15121: Split-thickness autograft billing guide
CPT code 15121: Definition and clinical overview CPT code 15121 is the add-on code for plastic surgery and wound care practices billing split-thickness autografts on the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and multiple digits. It covers each additional 100 sq cm beyond the first graft unit, or each additional 1% […]
CPT code 15115: Epidermal autograft billing guide
CPT code 15115 is a billable procedure code for epidermal autograft placement on the face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, orbits, genitalia, hands, feet, and/or multiple digits, covering the first 100 square centimeters of graft area (or 1% of body surface area for infants and children). Most denials on this code trace back to documentation, […]
CPT code 01840: Anesthesia for forearm, wrist, and hand arteries
A radial artery repair runs long, the anesthesiologist stays past the noted stop time, and the claim still comes back denied. CPT code 01840 is the anesthesia code for procedures on the arteries of the forearm, wrist, and hand, not otherwise specified. It carries 6 base units. The trouble is that 01840 sits next to […]
CPT Code 01430: Anesthesia for veins of the knee and popliteal area
CPT Code 01430 covers anesthesia for procedures on the veins of the knee and popliteal area. See base units, modifiers, and denials.