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Z161
Z161 – Removal by electrocoagulation and/or curetting - three or more lesions
OHIP Integumentary System Surgical Procedures Code — INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES · Schedule of Benefits
Removal of three or more Group 1 lesions (e.g., keratosis, pyogenic granuloma) by electrocoagulation and/or curetting.
Payment Rules:
• Paring of a lesion by any method, including curetting and/or electrocoagulation, without complete removal of the lesion does not constitute Z159, Z160 or Z161 and is not eligible for payment.
• Removal of any lesions (e.g., keratosis, nevi) for cosmetic purposes and not for any clinical suspicion of disease or malignancy is not an insured service.
• Excision or removal by electrocoagulation and/or curetting of plantar verrucae is not an insured service.
See Appendix D Surface Pathology for further details.
All insured services must be documented in appropriate records that the service was provided, is the service submitted, and was medically necessary, as per .
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