CPT庐 Code 15876 - Other Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System

15876

CPT^® 15876, Under Other Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 15876 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Other Repair (Closure) Procedures on the Integumentary System.

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Summary

The provider performs suction鈥揳ssisted lipectomy (liposuction) in the neck (submental lipectomy) and head regions to remove the fat deposits that give a double鈥揷hin look.聽

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15876? Tthanks :)

PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS(ES): Recurrent laxity of skin in the neck, post neck lift POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS(ES): Laxity of skin in the neck, PROCEDURE(S)/OPERATION(S) PERFORMED: Scar/ lift r... [ Read More ]

Coding help - Lipoma removal by Liposuction

I know this is an old post but did you ever find a CPT code that will fit. I am sort of new and would like to know what code you decided on. I did see 15876... [ Read More ]

Facial reconstruction using fat transfer?

how was the fat removed? Possible a lipo code 15876 - 15879 would be better for the removal of the fat and for the injection you might use 11950 - 11954. I read the tissue graft detail and it did not... [ Read More ]

new to plastics, help please plastics

my doctor is planning on doing a submental liposection, platysmaplasty, chin augmentation and chemical peel. i have codes,15876,15825,15789 & 15828. i think i can bill all these together. can I? m... [ Read More ]

Ultrasonic-Assisted Liposuction

I am trying to code for a patient that is having ultrasonic assisted liposuction of the abdomen, flank, hips, and back. Is this the same as cpt codes 15876-15879- suction assisted lipectomy? I do no... [ Read More ]

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