What is adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement?

An adjacent tissue transfer, also known as a rearrangement procedure or simply ATT/R, is a medical procedure wherein flat sections of healthy skin and other tissues are transferred or transplanted to the area adjacent to a skin defect.

How do you code adjacent tissue transfer?

The adjacent tissue transfer will be coded as 14060, adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement. eyelids, nose, ears and/or lips, defect size 10 sq.

What is the CPT code 14040?

14040. Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands. and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less.

Is an adjacent tissue transfer a skin graft?

Skin Grafts (Adjacent Tissue Transfer) Skin grafts involve the transplanting of adjacent skin over the wound to improve the function and appearance of the area. The graft may be a thin layer of healthy tissue, or a full thickness skin graft.

Does adjacent tissue transfer include excision?

H. Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement procedures include excision (CPT codes 11400-11646) and repair (12001-13160). Thus, CPT codes 11400-11646 and 12001-13160 shall not be reported separately with CPT codes 14000-14350 for the same lesion or injury.

Can 19301 and 14001 be billed together?

Answer:No, it is not appropriate to report either code 14000, Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, trunk; defect 10 sq cm or less, or 14001, Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, trunk; defect 10.1 sq cm to 30.0 sq cm, in addition to code 19301, Mastectomy, partial (eg, lumpectomy, tylectomy, quadrantectomy.

What happens during a skin graft?

Skin grafting is a type of surgery. During this procedure, providers take healthy skin from one part of the body and transplant (move) it to cover skin that’s damaged or missing. Within a few days, the grafted skin begins to develop blood vessels and connect to the skin around it.

Is debridement included in adjacent tissue transfer?

Debridement (e.g., CPT codes 11000, 11042-11047, 97597, 97598) of the site of a tissue transfer is included in the tissue transfer procedure and is not separately reportable.