![]() ![]() An appropriate biopsy technique is selected based on optimal tissue-sampling considerations for the type of neoplastic, inflammatory, or other lesion requiring a tissue diagnosis”. Sampling of stratum corneum only, by any modality (e.g., skin scraping, tape stripping) does not constitute a skin biopsy procedure and is not separately reportable. The CPT Guidelines state: “Partial-thickness biopsies are those that sample a portion of the thickness of skin or mucous membrane and do not penetrate below the dermis or lamina propria, full-thickness biopsies penetrate tissue deep to the dermis or lamina propria, into the subcutaneous or submucosal space. ![]() When a biopsy is performed on different lesions or different sites on the same day, each biopsy may be performed separately as they are not considered components of other procedures. ![]() When a skin lesion is entirely removed, either by excision or shave removal and sent to pathology for examination, it is not considered a biopsy for coding purposes but an excision and should be reported with the excision codes not biopsy CPT codes. +11107 each separate/additional lesion (List separately in addition to code for primary procedureīiopsies are used to obtain tissue for diagnostic histopathologic examination performed independently, or unrelated or distinct from other procedures/services. ![]()
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