21013 Excision, tumor, soft tissue of face and scalp, subfascial (eg. subgaleal, intramuscular) less than 2 cm
Source 2012 Current Procedural Terminology Standard Edition published by the American Medical Association 2011 page 67.
No there is no drug with the name of excision. Excision is when a surgeon removes all of an organ, tissue, or tumor from a body.
31785
In the CPT manual Carotid's are classified within the Endocrine System subsection (60000-60699) range. The exact code to use for an excision of carotid body tumor with excision of carotid artery is 60605.
32662
32661
32660
carotid body
A carcinoma is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.
Spelled Mohs: A technique for removal of skin tumors with a minimum of of normal tissue, by prior necrosis with zinc chloride paste, mapping of the tumor site, and excision and microscopic examination of frozen section of thin horizontal layers of tissue, until all of the tumor is removed. Most recently the preliminary step of chemical necoris has been ommitted.
No it is not. Myosarcoma is a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue.
Excision refers to the removal of the cancer and its effects. Resection of a tumor in the colon can end the effects of obstruction, for instance, or removal of a breast carcinoma can stop the cancer.
yes