Patient presents to the operative suite with a biopsy proven squamous cell carcinoma of the left ankle. A decision was made to remove the lesion and apply a split thickness skin graft on the site. The lesion was excised as drawn and documented as measuring 2.4 cm with margins. Using the Padgett dermatome, the surgeon harvested a split-thickness skin graft from the left thigh, which was meshed 1.5 x 1 and then inserted into the ankle wound using a skin stapler. Xeroform bolster was then placed on the skin graft using Xeroform and 4-0 nylon. The lower extremity was wrapped with bulky cast padding and double Ace wrap. The skin graft donor site was dressed with OpSite. The surgeon noted the skin graft measured 9 cm² in total. What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

C44.722

Explanation:

The diagnosis code ( CPT ) for the treatment of A patient  taken to surgery for removal of a squamous cell carcinoma from his left ankle is  C44.722

ICD ( international classification of diseases) are classification used by medical professionals to assign diagnoses(medical) to a patient while the CPT ( current procedural terminology ) codes simply identifies the kind of treatment provided to a patient by a medical professional

answer:

Bones of the leg, ankle and foot: There are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. The 10 hip and leg bones are the innominate or hip bone (fusion of the ilium, ischium, and pubis), femur, tibia, fibula, and patella (kneecap) on each side.

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