Multiple Choice
Physician excises a 1.5 cm lesion of the nose. He sends the specimen to pathology for diagnosis and for margins. Diagnosis came back basal cell carcinoma with unclear margins. Physician excised an additional .25 cm margin. Second path report came back with clear margins. What CPT code(s) are assigned?
A) 11642
B) 11442
C) 11622, 11620-51
D) 11442, 11440-51
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