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Actinic Keratosis

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A premalignant warty lesion occurring on sun-exposed skin of the face or hands in ages, light-skinned people

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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A slow growing malignant neoplasm

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Benign Lesion

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A tumor not forming metastases and not invading and destroying adjacent normal tissue

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Biopsy

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Removal of tissue from a patient for macroscopic diagnostic examination.

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Congenital Nevus

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A melanocytic nevus visible at birth, often larger than an acquired nevus

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Contact Dermatitis

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Acute or chronic dermatitis caused by initial irritant effect of a substance coming in contact with the skin

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Debridement

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Removal of foreign materials, necrotic matter, and devitalized tissue from a wound or burn

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Debridement

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Removal of foreign materials, necrotic matter and devitalized tissue from a wound or burn. Done to remove infected tissue.

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Decubitus Ulcer

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Focal ischemic necrosis of skin and underlying tissues at sites of contact pressure or recurring friction

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Delayed Primary Closure (tertiary intention)

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A combination of primary and secondary closure. After decontamination and cleansing, the wound is left open to watch for a couple of days. When the wound appears to be on its way to healing, it is closed surgically

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Dermabrasion

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Procedure used to remove acne scars or puts, performed with sandpaper or other abrasive materials

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Dermatofibroma

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A slow-growing benign skin nodule consisting of poorly demarcated cellular fibrous tissue

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Dermatologist

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A physician specializing in diagnosing and treating cutaneous and related systemic diseases

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Dermatome

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An instrument for cutting thin slices of skin for grafting or excising small lesions

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Dermis

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Directly below the epidermis, the dermis is the second layer of the skin

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Epidermis

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Outer layer of the skin

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Eschar

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A thick, crusty covering or slough developing after thermal or chemical burn or cauterization of the skin

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Gynecomastia

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Excessive development of the male mammary glands

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Impetigo

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A contagious superficial pyoderma, cause by Staph or group A Strep

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Intradermal Nevus

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A nevus in which nests of melanocytes are found in the dermis, but not at the epidermal-dermal junction

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Keloid

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A nodular, firm, often linear mass of hyperplastic, thick scar tissue

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Lumpectomy

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Surgical removal of a tumor or other lump from the breast along with some surrounding tissue

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Mammaplasty

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Plastic surgery for altering the breast(s) size by enlarging or reducing the breasts

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Mastectomy

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Surgical removal of one or both breasts to improve the loos of sagging breast(s)

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Mycoses

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Any disease caused by a fungus

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Necrosis

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Pathologic death of one or more cells, or of a portion of tissue or organ resulting from irreversible damage

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Nevus

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A circumscribed malformation of the skin, especially one that is colored by hyperpigmentation. Mole or birthmark.

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Pilonidal Cyst

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Hair containing cyst or sinus in the tissues of the sacrococcygeal area

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Primary Closure (primary intention)

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Edges of a wound are even and well-approximated. These wounds heal very quickly. A good example of a wound that healed by primary closure is a surgical incision

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Pruritis

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Relating to itching

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Psoriasis

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A common inherited condition characterized by the eruption of reddish, silvery scaled maculopapules

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Sebaceous Cyst

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A common cyst of the skin containing sebum and keratin

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Seborrhea

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Overactivity of the sebaceous gland resulting in an excessive amount of sebum

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Secondary Closure (secondary intention)

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Occurs then the edges of a wound cannot be brought together. The wound gradually tills in and heals on its own. Areas such as the forehead or temple may heal better by secondary intention

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Fine Needle Aspiration

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Biopsy performed.Fine needle inserted to collect cells to examine.

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Abscess

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Tender pink or red mass full of bacteria and debris

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Furuncle

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Boil full of infected hair follicle and has small collection of fluid under skin

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Carbuncle

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Cluster of boils connected to each other

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Pilonidal Cyst

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Cyst above buttocks usually full of skin and hair debris

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Hematoma

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f blood that collects outside of the larger blood vessels such as a bruise

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Seroma

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Collection of clear fluid in tissue that can occur after surgery, injury or blunt trauma

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Necrotizing

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causing the death of tissues

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corrosion

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burn from chemical

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Fascia

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is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs.

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Vacuum Assisted Closure VAC

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If listed used in debridement, add in addition to Debridement codes. Found by looking up: Wound/Care/Negative Pressure Therapy referring you to 97605-97608. Report 97607 for utilizing disposable non-durable medical equipment.

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Corn

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Thickened skin on toes or feet caused by skin friction

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Paring or Cutting

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To remove by cutting off or peeling away the other coat. To gradually decrease the surface or part of something. Used for corn or callus.

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Incision and Drainage

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Used for acne, abscess, cyst, hematoma etc. Complicated includes wound packaging.

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Non pigmented Nevus

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Benign and slow growing mole

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Seborrheic Keratosis

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Benign lesion in older poeple

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Warts

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Skin growth caused by HPV virus

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Rhinophyma

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Condition in which skin is thickened usually on the nose

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Molluscum Contagiosum

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Skin infection caused by Molluscum virus which results in raised lesions and bumps

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Angiofibroma

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Papules on nose or cheeks that contain fibrous tissue

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Cauterization

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Heat or chemical is used to destroy abnormal cells or seal a wound

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Papiloma

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Wart like benign growth

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Cutaneous Horn

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Conical shaped lesion composed of compacted keratin

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Dermafibroma

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benign fibrous tumor

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Skin Tags

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Projections from the surface of the skin. AKA Acrochordon

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Stucco Keratosis

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Church spire like projections of the epidermal cells of the skin

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Keratoacanthoma (KA)

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Low grade skin cancer originates in hair follicles

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mm to cm

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1mm = 0.1 cm; 14 mm = 1.4 cm

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Squamous Cell Cariconoma

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Major form of skin cancer

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Ablation

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Removal of skin tissue can be carried out by chemicals (chemoablation), by lasers (laser ablation), by freezing (cryoablation), or by electricity (fulguration). Its purpose is to remove skin spots, aged skin, wrinkles, thus rejuvenating it

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Lipoma

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Slow growing, fatty lump, rarely cancerous, just under the skin

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Repair Codes

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Used for closure of wounds. Can be simple, intermediate or complex. Definition is listed in beginning of the section before codes.

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Extirpation

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Complex removal of organ or tissue

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First Degree Burns

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outermost layer of skin (epidermis)

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Second Degree Burns

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Epidermis and dermis

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Third Degree Burns

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Epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue

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Escharotomy

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Escharotomy, for third degree burns involves full thickness incision of the circumferential burn down to the subcutaneous fat, in order to release constricting unyielding eschar.

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Tissue Block

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Each piece of tissue, mounted on a slide for microscopic examination. Part of Mohs Micrographic Surgery where they evaluate each tissue to see if cancerous and allows minimum tissue removal.

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Lobo

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Lobe

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Galact/o

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milk

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Lact/o

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Milk

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