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.
1 Gulf Coast Tick Bites: Pimple-Like The Gulf Coast tick can transmit rickettsia parkeri, a milder type of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. 2  Signs of this infection may appear anywhere from 2 to 10 days after the bite. 3  The bite itself might look like a pimple and could be followed by headache, an overall rash, and fever.ulf Coast Tick Bites: Pimple-Like. The Gulf Coast tick can transmit rickettsia parkeri, a milder type of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Signs of this infection may appear anywhere from 2 to 10 days after the bite.