05/01/2017

Billing for CPT Code 20550

Injection code 20550 - got denied for fibroma diagnosis - D21.21 and D21.22 -United Health Care Medicare Advantage - suggestions on what diagnosis to use or if I should change injection code?

The diagnosis codes listed below were denied because they are for the upper limb. Since there is no specific code for benign neoplasms of the left and right foot, ankle, or toes, the following unspecified diagnosis code should be billed for bilateral fibromas:

• D23.71:Other benign neoplasm of skin of right lower limb, including hip
• D23.72:Other benign neoplasm of skin of left lower limb, including hip