Course Code: REL-RCC-AMA-047
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the different types of destruction procedures in the Integumentary System subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set.
Describe Mohs micrographic skin lesion surgery.
Recognize key documentation elements for coding lesion destruction and Mohs surgery in CPT.
Navigate the CPT codebook to locate codes for lesion destruction procedures and Mohs surgery.
Apply the CPT coding guidelines to assign codes for common lesion destruction procedures and Mohs surgery.
Identify the correct modifier when modifier assignment is appropriate.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview
Overview of Destruction Procedures
Clinical Indications
Lesion Destruction Procedures
Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Documentation Elements
Review
Section 3: Format and Guidelines
CPT Destruction Procedures Format
CPT Destruction Coding Guidelines
Other Coding Guidelines
Common Modifiers
Review
Section 4: Coding Destruction Procedures
Coding Destruction Procedures
Section 5: Coding Application: Destruction Procedures
Case Study 1
Case Study 2
Case Study 3
Case Study 4
Case Study 5
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Instructor: Sarah A. Serling, CCS, CPC, COC, CRC, CCS-P, CEMC, CPC-I, ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
Sarah is a Subject Matter Expert/Writer for Relias's Revenue Cycle and Coding online education. Sarah is credentialed by AHIMA as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) and Certified Coding Specialist Physician-based (CCS-P), as well as an approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer. She is also credentialed by AAPC as a Certified Professional Coding Instructor (CPC-I), a certified professional coder (CPC), a certified outpatient hospital coder (COC), and a Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC), with specialty certification in Evaluation and Management Services (CEMC). Sarah extensive experience in both professional and facility ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, and HCPCS coding, education, auditing, and revenue cycle management. She has clinical experience as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Medical Assistant (MA) and has served as Director of Physician Billing and Reimbursement for a regional health system, Manager of Coding and Compliance for a hospital and cancer center, and Business Manager of Physician Practices at a teaching hospital, as well as a coding auditor and consultant. Sarah has also authored several coding textbooks, and other instructional resources.
Subject Matter Expert: Andrei Besleaga, BS, RHIT
Andrei is a healthcare coding analyst in the CPT Education and Information Services Department at the American Medical Association, a staff writer for CPT Assistant, and a contributing author of the Principles of CPT Coding textbook. He has been a Registered Health Information Technician since 2009 and an active AHIMA member. He has gathered experience and developed skills by working in health insurance, at third-party payers, and in top-ranked national health care organizations. He completed an AAS in Health Information Technology from DeVry University in 2008 and a BS in Biology from Georgia Gwinnett College in 2015. In his spare time Andrei enjoys traveling, reading, playing the piano and the pipe organ.
Subject Matter Expert: Arletrice A. Watkins, MHA, RHIA
Arletrice is a senior healthcare coding analyst in the CPT Education and Information Services Department and staff writer for CPT Assistant. She supports and assists with other department projects on an as-needed basis, and she is also a contributing author of the Principles of CPT Coding. She has been with the AMA for over 14 years. She has been an educator since 2002 in health information technology (HIT) and is currently a health care administration adjunct instructor at an online university. She earned a BS in Health Information Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, and a Masters of Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix, AZ. She is also certified as a registered health information administrator from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), as well as an AHIMA-approved ICD-10 CM/ PCS trainer.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Coding Specialists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.