With the use of a YAG laser, the surgeon removed a 2.0 cm giant congenital melanocytic nevus of the leg. Pathology confirmed that the lesion was premalignant.
What are the Integumentary System Coding Drill?
Index:
Lesion, Skin, Destruction, Premalignant (Note that laser is classified as destruction and the morphology of the lesion is premalignant.)
Code(s):
17000 Destruction, premalignant lesions; first lesion
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