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R020
R020 – Curettage, electrodesiccation or cryosurgery - three or more lesions
OHIP Integumentary System Surgical Procedures Code — INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES · Schedule of Benefits
Treatment of three or more malignant lesions on the face or neck by curettage, electrodesiccation, or cryosurgery. This service includes the biopsy of each lesion. Payment is conditional upon retaining the pathologist's report in the patient's record. This code does not apply to pre-malignant lesions. Per the note on page of the Schedule, if the defect from the lesion removal is repaired using an advancement, rotation, transposition, Z-plasty, flap, or graft, the claim should be for the appropriate repair code instead of this excision code.
The amount payable for treatment of a malignant lesion will be adjusted to a lesser fee if the pathologist's report is not retained in the patient's record.
A pre-malignant lesion is not a malignant lesion for the purposes of payment.
When excision of benign, pre-malignant or malignant lesions are corrected by advancement, rotation, transposition, Z-plasty, flap or graft, claim appropriate benefit listed under Repair Section instead of foregoing excision benefits.
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