Watch out: Avoid this unlisted code.
Question: Is removal of a keloid scar considered an unlisted procedure? What is the right code?
Answer: Use 17110 (Destruction [e.g., laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement], of benign lesions other than skin tags or cutaneous vascular lesions; up to 14 lesions) with diagnosis 701.4 (Keloid scar). 17110 and 7111 […]

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