When reporting excision of skin lesions (11400-11646), in addition to other procedures at the same anatomic location during the same session, be on the lookout for the following bundling issues. Do not report in addition to lesion excision: Local anesthesia. Simple closures (12001-12018)
tick bite. a puncture wound produced by the toothed beak of a blood-sucking tick, a small, tough-skinned arachnid. Ticks transmit several diseases to humans, and a few species carry a neurotoxin in their saliva that may cause ascending paralysis beginning in the legs.
The main concern associated with tick bites is Lymeâs disease. There is an indicator rash that appears with a tick bite which may carry Lymeâs disease which is larger than 2 inches across, and looks like a bullâs eye. The indicator rash occurs in about 75% of cases or people infected with Lyme disease.