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#1 Posted : Tuesday, June 22, 2021 4:29:24 PM(UTC)
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Hello, what is medical code for dental code D7450 (biopsy/removal of cyst)?
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, June 23, 2021 10:12:42 AM(UTC)
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Hi Guest!

D7450 - removal of benign odontogenic cyst or tumor - lesion diameter up to 1.25 cm
can be crosscoded to:
21030 - Excision of benign tumor or cyst of maxilla or zygoma by enucleation and curettage
21040 - Excision of benign tumor or cyst of mandible, by enucleation and/or curettage
21046 - Excision of benign tumor or cyst of mandible; requiring intra-oral osteotomy (eg, locally aggressive or destructive lesion[s])
21047 - Excision of benign tumor or cyst of mandible; requiring extra-oral osteotomy and partial mandibulectomy (eg, locally aggressive or destructive lesion[s])
41825 - Excision of lesion or tumor, dentoalveolar structures; without repair
41826 - Excision of lesion or tumor, dentoalveolar structures; with simple repair
41827 - Excision of lesion or tumor, dentoalveolar structures; with complex repair

Hope this helps!
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#3 Posted : Monday, January 3, 2022 3:33:26 PM(UTC)
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So Do i bill for removal of the lesion as well as biopsy? and what will be the ICD code


Procedure: Rem benign odont-diam<=1.25cm
Infiltration with 1 carp 2% lido 1:100K epi
Biopsy taken on the buccal #6-7.
Primary hemostasis achieved.

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#4 Posted : Monday, January 10, 2022 5:16:16 PM(UTC)
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Hi Guest!

If the procedure were performed separately, then yes you can. Or do you mean that the lesion/cyst was sent to a pathology lab after if was removed? The ICD code will typically be listed on the path lab report, but otherwise here are some coding options:

D10.39 - Benign neoplasm of other parts of mouth
K09.0 - Developmental odontogenic cysts
K09.1 - Developmental (nonodontogenic) cysts of oral region
K09.8 - Other cysts of oral region, not elsewhere classified

Hope this helps!
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