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Benign Skin Lesions and Viral Infectious Lesion Removal

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island·RI · Dermatology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine +1 more·Physician / Facility
Effective date
Not stated
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

BlueCHiP for Medicare and commercial plans now require cosmetic benign skin lesion and viral infectious lesion removals to be coded with diagnosis Z41.1, which will result in automatic claim denials as not covered.

Action Required

Action needed
Immediately: Billing team must update coding protocols to use diagnosis code Z41.1 for all cosmetic benign skin lesion and viral infectious lesion removals on BlueCHiP Medicare and commercial claims. Train providers to clearly document medical necessity versus cosmetic nature in procedure notes. Claims coded with Z41.1 will be automatically denied.

Affected Billing Codes

Z41.1