A surgeon is doing a pilonidal cyst incision and drainage with excision in the operating room. What he initially thought was an uncomplicated but deep pilonidal cyst developed into an extensively complicated cyst excision with a z-plasty required to repair the incision. How would you code this procedure?

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11772 is correct for this extensively complicated cyst excision requiring a z-plasty closure.
Code 11770 is incorrect because this was not a simple pilonidal cyst and it was found to have extensions. Code 10081 is incorrect because, although it is a complicated cyst, it is also being excised and closed. Code 11771 is incorrect because while extensive, this cyst was excised and repaired and also required a complicated excision and closure.

A Surgeon Is Doing a Pilonidal Cyst Incision and Drainage