Chapter 18 Review

the method used by a physician to obtain a lesion biopsy depends on what?

to properly code lesion excision you must know behavior and narrowest margin about lesion and what else?

when coding three biopsies of the skin performed at the same visit what would the code be?

excision defined as full thickness would be through what layer of skin?

which modifier indicates a significant separately identifiable E/M service?

what 2 items are needed to correctly code the local treatment of burns?

when an excision is being performed the margins refer to what?

the removal of a lesion by transverse incision that did not require sutured closure is reported using codes from which subsection?

I&D codes are divided into subcategories according to what?

to correctly code lesion excision you must know behavior, benign or malignant, as well as site & _______ & ________  of the lesion