2025 CPT code 11200
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Surgical Procedures on the Integumentary System - Removal of Skin Tags Procedures Surgery Feed
Removal of skin tags, multiple fibrocutaneous tags, any area; up to and including 15 lesions.
Modifiers such as 25 (Significant, Separately Identifiable E/M Service) and 59 (Distinct Procedural Service) may be applicable. Modifier 52 (Reduced Services) should be appended to 11201 if fewer than 10 additional lesions are removed.
Medical necessity is determined by the payer and may depend on factors such as size, location, symptoms caused by the skin tags (e.g., bleeding, pain, interference with clothing or other items), and the presence of inflammation or other complications.
The physician evaluates the skin tags, removes them using an appropriate method (scissors, blade, etc.), and applies an antibiotic. Local anesthesia may or may not be used.
In simple words: Removal of up to 15 skin tags from anywhere on the body.
This code encompasses the removal of up to 15 skin tags from any area of the body using methods like scissoring, ligature strangulation, electrosurgical destruction, chemical destruction, or electrocauterization, with or without local anesthesia.
Example 1: A patient presents with 12 skin tags on their neck. The physician removes them using scissors after applying local anesthesia., A patient has 5 skin tags around their left eye. These are removed with electrocautery without anesthesia., A patient has 22 skin tags on their torso. The physician removes 15, billing 11200. The additional 7 would be billed separately using +11201-52 (reduced services).
Documentation should include the number and location of skin tags, the method of removal, and any anesthesia used. Medical necessity for removal (e.g., irritation, bleeding, patient request for cosmetic reasons) should also be documented.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Dermatology, General Surgery, Family Medicine, Plastic Surgery
- Place of Service:Office, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center