SKIN
A type of epithelial cell in the epidermis:
Squamous cell
Chronic recurrent dermatosis with silvery gray scales covering red patches in skin:
Psoriasis
epidermis
The outermost layer of skin
adip/o
fat
Suction lipectomy, lower right leg.
CPT Code: ____________________
15879-RT
A hard protein material found in the epidermis:
Keratin
Procedure in which layers of growth are removed and examined microscopically:
Mohs surgery
dermatomycosis
Fungal infection of hands and feet
onych/o
nail
Mastopexy.
CPT Code: ____________________
19316
Absence of pigment in skin:
Albinism
Incision and drainage codes are divided into subcategories according to the:
condition for which the procedure is performed
rhytidoplasty
Cosmetic plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and excess skin
erythem/o
redness
Patient presents for an excision of a sacral pressure ulcer with ostectomy, with primary suture.
CPT Code: ____________________
15933
A wheal is a/an
Hive
The removal of a lesion by transverse incision that did not require sutured closure is reported using codes from which subsection?
Shaving of Epidermal or Dermal Lesions
subcutaneous
Pertaining to under the skin
hidr/o
sweat
Simple repair of a superficial wound of the nose measuring 5.2 cm.
CPT Code: ____________________
12014
Inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin; can affect other body organs:
Systemic lupus erythematosus
The repaired wound should be measured or converted to:
centimeters
subungual
Under the nail
trich/o
hair
An established patient has a simple removal of sutures performed by the nurse. The physician did NOT perform the initial repair.
CPT Code: ____________________
99211