A surgeon reports that the patient has a 2.5 cm basal cell carcinoma of the chin. The excision required removal of 0.5 cm margins around the lesion.
What are the Integumentary System Coding Drill?
Index:
Lesion, Skin, Excision, Malignant
Code(s):
11644 (size calculated as 2.5 cm + .5 cm + .5 cm = 3.5 excised diameter)
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