What is the CPT code for incision and drainage?
Daniel Johnson
Published Feb 11, 2026
What is the CPT code for incision and drainage?
The first code in the CPT series for incision and drainage, CPT 10060-10061, defines the procedure as “incision and drainage of abscess (carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or subcutaneous abscess, cyst, furuncle, or paronychia); simple or single and complex or multiple.”
What is the difference between CPT code 10060 and 26010?
For example, there is a considerable difference in reimbursement between CPT codes 10060 and 26010. According to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), average reimbursement for code 10060 is $121.68, while the average reimbursement for code 26010 is $272.88.
What is included in CPT 19303?
The correct code to report skin-sparing mastectomy is 19303, Mastectomy, simple, complete (total mastectomy).
What is the CPT code 10160?
PUNCTURE ASPIRATION
Group 1
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 10081 | INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF PILONIDAL CYST; COMPLICATED |
| 10140 | INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF HEMATOMA, SEROMA OR FLUID COLLECTION |
| 10160 | PUNCTURE ASPIRATION OF ABSCESS, HEMATOMA, BULLA, OR CYST |
| 10180 | INCISION AND DRAINAGE, COMPLEX, POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION |
What is the CPT code for incision and drainage of breast abscess?
For incision and drainage (I&D) of breast abscess, select 19020 Mastotomy with exploration or drainage of abscess, deep.
What is CPT code 27301?
Incision Procedures on
CPT® Code 27301 – Incision Procedures on the Femur (Thigh Region) and Knee Joint – Codify by AAPC.
What is the difference between CPT 10060 and 10061?
If the surgeon leaves the incision of a simple or single abscess removal open to drain on its own, CPT 10060 should be used. If there is need to place a drain or pack to allow for continuous drainage it may be appropriate to use CPT 10061. Make sure the operative note reflects documentation for the procedure code.
What does CPT 19301 include?
Oncologic resection with attention to margins (lumpectomy or partial mastectomy), code 19301, describes the procedure where margin status is indicated by any method and may include excision of additional surrounding tissue for margins.
What is included in CPT 19357?
CPT 19357 is used for tissue expander placement in breast reconstruction; includes subsequent expansion(s); and is separately re- portable if used in flap reconstruction. There’s now clear language that the placement of a TE is separately reported with a lat dorsi flap (19361).
What is CPT code 11402?
11402. EXCISION, BENIGN LESION INCLUDING MARGINS, EXCEPT SKIN TAG (UNLESS LISTED ELSEWHERE), TRUNK, ARMS OR LEGS; EXCISED DIAMETER 1.1 TO 2.0 CM.
What is CPT code 11442?
CPT® 11442, Under Excision-Benign Lesions Procedures on the Skin. The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 11442 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range – Excision-Benign Lesions Procedures on the Skin.
What makes CPT code 10061 complicated?
A complicated I&D 10061 would usually require one or more of the following: multiple incisions, probing to break up loculations, extensive packing, drain placements, and wound closure.
