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 biopsy 4 of them. The pathology report later came back as benign. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT codes for a biopsy of skin lesions are 11100 for the first lesion and 11101 for each additional lesion. Since 4 lesions were biopsied, the codes are 11100 and 11101 x 3. The ICD-10-CM code D23.5 is used for benign neoplasms of the skin of the trunk, which is appropriate for the benign lesions on the back.

Wanda Is Visiting Her Dermatologist to Have a Biopsy Done