[Verified Answer]: Using the CPT manual, select the…

Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate CPT code for the following procedure. Diagnosis: Lesion of the left upper arm area Procedure: Excision of 1-cm lesion; total excised diameter, 1.5 cm. Pathology: Malignant Recall from Module 3 Lesson 1 that for skin excision codes the following information must be gathered from the case: (1) benign or cancer, (2) anatomic site, and (3) size of excised lesion plus margins. Step 1: In the index, locate main term excision, and under that locate sub term skin, and under that locate sub term lesion, malignant. Step 2: At the range of codes, review the description of each code and re-review the case to narrow the range based on the anatomic site of the incision. Step 3: Re-review the case to select the correct code based on the size of the excised lesion plus margins.