Examples of 99211: Office visit for a 14-year-old, established patient, to re-dress an abrasion. (Orthopedic Surgery) Office visit for a 58-year-old male presenting for nursing examination of a wound. Patient had incision and drainage of abscess in the ER. (General Surgery) Office visit f...
sections can be used by all types of physicians. For example, a family practi- tioner might use codes from the Surgery section to describe an office procedure such as the incision and drainage of an abscess. Category II Codes Category II codes are used to track performance measures for a ...
Give the CPT code for the procedure, partial meniscectomy. Amy underwent burr hole surgery for biopsy of an intracranial lesion. The surgeon, Dr. Stanley, had to perform an abscess drainage of a cyst that was found during the procedure next t...
(includesepidermis,dermis,subcutaneoustissue,muscleand/or Excision,excessiveskinandsubcutaneoustissue(includeslipectomy);abdomen, Excision,excessiveskinandsubcutaneoustissue(includeslipectomy),abdomen(eg, Incisionanddrainageofsofttissueabscess,subfascial(ie,involvesthesofttissuebelow Removalofforeignbodyinmuscleor...