Summary & Overview
CPT 1060F: No Summary available
CPT code 1060F is listed without a descriptive summary in the input. As a CPT performance measure code, its presence in billing sets matters for uniform reporting and administrative processing across the national healthcare system. Clear identification of such codes supports claims adjudication, quality measurement, and provider documentation practices.
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Billing Code Overview
CPT code 1060F — No Summary found for this code
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Clinical & Coding Specifications
Clinical Context
A typical patient is an adult presenting to an outpatient dermatology or primary care clinic with a benign-appearing cutaneous lesion (for example, a wart, benign nevus, or skin tag) requiring minor destruction or excision with simple closure. The patient often reports a slowly enlarging, symptomatic, or cosmetically undesirable lesion. Clinical workflow includes triage, focused history and skin-focused physical exam, informed consent for a minor skin procedure, local anesthesia administration, lesion removal (destruction, shave or simple excision), hemostasis, and application of dressings with post-procedure instructions. The procedure may be performed in an office procedure room or ambulatory surgery setting depending on lesion size and patient comorbidity. Documentation includes lesion description (size, location, morphology), anesthesia, technique, specimen disposition if submitted, and follow-up plans.
Coding Specifications
| Modifier | Description | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
25 | Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management (E/M) service by the same physician on the day of a procedure | Use when a separate E/M visit is performed in addition to the procedure and is well documented. |
26 | Professional component | Use when billing only the professional portion of a split service (e.g., interpretation) if applicable.
50 | Bilateral procedure | Use when the same procedure is performed bilaterally and payer accepts bilateral modifier for the code.
51 | Multiple procedures | Use when multiple distinct procedures are performed during the same session and payer requires modifier to indicate multiple services.
52 | Reduced services | Use when the service provided is a reduced service from the full description (document reason and extent of reduction).
59 | Distinct procedural service | Use to indicate a procedure or service was distinct or independent from other services performed on the same day.
76 | Repeat procedure by same physician | Use when the same physician repeats the procedure later the same day.
77 | Repeat procedure by another physician | Use when a different physician repeats the procedure the same day.
78 | Unplanned return to the operating/procedure room by the same physician following initial procedure for a related procedure during the postoperative period | Use for unplanned returns for complications requiring another procedure.
79 | Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician during the postoperative period | Use when an unrelated procedure is performed during the global period.
| Taxonomy Code | Specialty | Notes |
|---|---|---|
207Q00000X | Dermatology | Performs skin lesion removal, destruction, and minor excisions. |
208000000X | Family Medicine | Commonly performs minor skin procedures in outpatient clinics.
1835S0002X | General Surgery | Manages excisions of cutaneous lesions requiring surgical technique.
207P00000X | Plastic Surgery | Performs excisions with complex closures or cosmetic considerations.
2080P0206X | Internal Medicine | Provides minor skin procedures in primary care settings.
Related Diagnoses
| ICD-10 Code | Description | Clinical Relevance |
|---|---|---|
L91.8 | Other hypertrophic disorders of skin | Benign skin growths or scarring processes that may be treated with minor excision or destructive procedures. |
B07.9 | Viral wart, unspecified | Common indication for lesion destruction or excision in the clinic.
L91.0 | Hypertrophic scar | May prompt excision or destructive treatment for symptomatic or cosmetic relief.
L98.0 | Pyogenic granuloma | Vascular benign lesion that often requires removal for bleeding or irritation.
D23.9 | Other benign neoplasm of skin, unspecified | General diagnosis for benign cutaneous lesions managed with excision or destruction.
L57.0 | Actinic keratosis of face | Premalignant lesions commonly treated with destructive modalities in clinic.
R22.9 | Localized swelling, mass and lump, unspecified | Descriptive code used when lesion presented as a palpable mass pending definitive diagnosis.
L98.9 | Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified | Non-specific code used when exact lesion type is not yet determined.
Related CPT Codes
| CPT Code | Description | Relationship to This Procedure |
|---|---|---|
11100 | Biopsy of single lesion, shave, or punch | Diagnostic biopsy performed when lesion diagnosis is uncertain prior to definitive destruction or excision. |
11300 | Shaving of epidermal or dermal lesion(s) other than nails, single lesion | Alternative technique for benign raised lesions; may be chosen instead of destruction.
11400 | Excision of benign lesion including margins, simple, size dependent | Simple surgical excision for benign lesions when full-thickness removal is indicated.
12001 | Simple repair of superficial wounds (e.g., face, neck) 2.5 cm or less | Closure procedure used when excision requires layered or simple skin repair.
17000 | Destruction (e.g., laser; electrosurgery) of benign lesions, first lesion | Often used for destructive techniques (cryotherapy, electrocautery) as an alternative or adjunct.
99024 | Postoperative follow-up visit, routine postoperative care | Follow-up visits related to healing and suture removal after minor excisions.