9. Stephanie discovered a lesion on her trunk and was referred to Dr. Ralph, * 1 point
a trained Mohs surgeon, for treatment. Stephanie had no prior pathology of
this lesion; therefore, Dr. Ralph completed a diagnostic skin biopsy with
frozen section prior to the surgery. After reviewing the biopsy results, Dr.
Ralph took the patient to the procedure suite and performed a Mohs
surgery that same day. Dr. Ralph's final report indicated the procedure
required three stages, including five tissue blocks in each stage. He had to
take an additional four blocks in stage two to verify margins and cell
structure. Which codes should Dr. Ralph report for this entire encounter?
Oa. 17313, 17314 x 2, 17315 x 4, 88331-59
b. 17313, 17314 x 2, 17315-59
Oc. 17311, 17312 x 2, 17315
O d. 17311, 17312 x 4, 17315-59, 11101-51, 88331-51
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