2025 CPT code 17283
Effective Date: N/A Surgery - Surgical Procedures on the Integumentary System Feed
Destruction of malignant lesion, face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; lesion diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm.
Modifiers may be applicable to this code to indicate specific circumstances. Commonly used modifiers with this code include those to indicate multiple procedures (51), reduced services (52), or distinct procedural service (59).
Medical necessity for this procedure is established by a confirmed diagnosis of skin malignancy via pathology report or a clinical description consistent with skin malignancy.
In simple words: This procedure involves removing a cancerous skin growth on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or inside the mouth using methods like freezing, burning, or scraping. The growth is between 2.1 and 3.0 cm in size.
This code refers to the destruction of a malignant lesion on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mucous membrane. The lesion's diameter is between 2.1 and 3.0 cm. Destruction methods include laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, or surgical curettement.
Example 1: A patient has a 2.5 cm basal cell carcinoma on their nose confirmed by biopsy. The physician destroys the lesion using cryosurgery., A patient presents with a 2.2 cm squamous cell carcinoma on their eyelid. The physician opts to destroy the lesion via electrosurgery., A patient has a 2.8 cm melanoma on their lip. After discussion, the physician and patient decide on destruction of the lesion using laser surgery.
Documentation should include the location and size of the lesion, the method of destruction used, and confirmation of malignancy (e.g. biopsy report).
- Specialties:Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Surgical Oncology
- Place of Service:Office, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center