Mohs Surgery
What they do most for Medicare patients
| Service, sort | Times billed, sort |
|---|---|
| Application of light by qualified health care professional to destroy precancer skin growth | 1,363 |
| Design and construction of simple radiation treatment device | 1,375 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | 1,378 |
| Simple radiation therapy planning | 1,427 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 1,474 |
| Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound | 1,492 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 1,516 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 1,555 |
| Full thickness skin graft to forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 20.0 sq cm or less | 1,559 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope | 1,611 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, each additional 30.0 sq cm | 1,675 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.5 cm | 1,681 |
| Incision biopsy, first skin growth | 1,734 |
| Application of light to destroy precancer skin growth | 1,803 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 1,804 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | 1,809 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 1,876 |
| Application of ultraviolet light to skin | 2,056 |
| Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less | 2,093 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 3.1-4.0 cm | 2,113 |
| Repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 2,128 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into growth, 1-7 | 2,208 |
| Cygnus dual, per square centimeter | 2,550 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 2,582 |
| Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 2,598 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 2,631 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 2,724 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 2,754 |
| Relese, per square centimeter | 3,004 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 3,274 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.5 cm or less | 3,288 |
| Strapping, unna boot | 3,328 |
| Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week | 3,341 |
| Repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 3,385 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 3,436 |
| High dose rate electronic brachytherapy, external | 3,677 |
| Application of light with debridement to destroy precancer skin growth | 3,698 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, each additional 5.0 cm or less | 3,705 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 4,017 |
| Calculation of radiation therapy dose | 4,180 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 4,562 |
| Amnioarmor, per square centimeter | 4,809 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 5.1-7.5 cm | 4,920 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of trunk, arms, or legs, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 5,103 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 7.6-12.5 cm | 5,163 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 5,403 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 5,474 |
| Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | 5,614 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth, each additional block after 5 tissue blocks | 5,824 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 6,088 |
| Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm | 6,224 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 6,462 |
| Kerecis omega3, per square centimeter | 6,639 |
| Therapy procedure using ultraviolet radiation with tar or petroleum jelly application | 7,241 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 7,452 |
| Application of skin substitute graft to wound of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 25.0 sq cm or less of wound 100.0 sq cm or less | 7,952 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 8,515 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 8,712 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 9,352 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.5 cm or less | 9,672 |
| Amniply, for topical use only, per square centimeter | 10,041 |
| Novachor, per square centimeter | 10,232 |
| Biopsy of ear | 10,259 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 10,469 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 10,751 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 10,973 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, each additional tissue block | 12,373 |
| Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm | 12,822 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.6-7.5 cm | 13,364 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 15,123 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 15,474 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 15,967 |
| Full thickness skin graft to nose, ears, eyelids, or lips, 20.0 sq cm or less | 16,631 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 18,025 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 22,137 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 24,307 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 28,270 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 28,314 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.6-5.0 cm | 31,993 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for placement of radiation therapy fields | 35,616 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 36,035 |
| Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | 36,157 |
| Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area | 43,353 |
| Superficial and/or low voltage radiation treatment delivery | 44,984 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 56,133 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 57,198 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 70,801 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 95,740 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 97,360 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | 97,528 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 103,948 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 107,695 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 130,593 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 169,271 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | 191,304 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 249,132 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | 254,825 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 396,603 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 453,285 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | 795,614 |
Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).