Wanda is visiting her dermatologist to have a biopsy done on some lesions on her back. Dr. Trummel examined the lesions on her back and decided to do a punch biopsy of 4 of them. The pathology report later came back as benign. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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CPT code 11104 represents the first lesion biopsy, and 11105 is for each additional lesion, which matches the procedure described. D23.5 is the ICD-10-CM code for a benign skin lesion.

Wanda Is Visiting Her Dermatologist to Have a Biopsy Done