The patient presented in the emergency room with a sudden outbreak of lesions on the face, bilaterally on arms and legs, and groin after taking her prescribed sulfa drugs. Several of the lesions had to be shaved: 2 on the leg, one 1.4cm on the groin, and 3 close to the ear. The physician concluded that this was dermatitis. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT codes for shaving of epidermal or dermal lesions are 11307 (for the 1.4cm lesion on the groin), 11300 (for the 2 lesions on the leg), and 11310 (for the 3 lesions close to the ear), with modifier -51 for multiple procedures. The correct ICD-10-CM codes are L27.0 for dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments taken internally, and T50.995A for adverse effect of other drugs, medicaments, and biological substances, initial encounter.

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