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Who is Dr. Taghinia, Plastic Surgeon in Boston, MA?
Dr. Amir Taghinia, MD is a Plastic Surgeon, who primarily practices in Boston, MA. He is board certified. Dr. Taghinia graduated from Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts and completed his residency at Brigham & Women'S Hosp, Plastic Surgery; Mass Gen Hosp, General Surgery. Dr. Taghinia is fluent in English, Persian, and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Taghinia’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Taghinia’s office at (617) 355-6000.
What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Taghinia?
Dr. Amir Taghinia, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Plastic Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Taghinia empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Hand Surgery, Microsurgery, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Boston/MA community, Dr. Taghinia is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Taghinia go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Brigham & Women'S Hosp, Plastic Surgery; Mass Gen Hosp, General Surgery | Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts | Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Is Dr. Taghinia board certified as a Plastic Surgeon?
Yes, Dr. Amir Taghinia, MD is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery
What languages does Dr. Taghinia speak?
Dr. Taghinia and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
Persian
Spanish
What conditions does Dr. Taghinia treat?
As a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Taghinia diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Taghinia. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Peripheral Vascular Malformation
- Facial Birth Defects
- Birth Defects
- Craniofacial Abnormality
- Blood Vessel Birth Defect
- Vascular Anomaly
- Limb Vascular Defect
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- Congenital Facial Syndromes
ICD-10 Codes:
- Q279: Congenital malformation of peripheral vascular system, unspecified
- Q870: Congenital malformation syndromes predominantly affecting facial appearance
Also known as:
- Scars
- Hypertrophic Scarring
- Keloid Scars
- Scar Tissue
ICD-10 Codes:
- L910: Hypertrophic scar
Also known as:
- Benign Skin Growth
- Benign Tumor
- Skin Condition
- Non-cancerous skin lesion
- Skin tumor
- Skin lump
ICD-10 Codes:
- D2339: Other benign neoplasm of skin of other parts of face
Also known as:
- Benign Skin Tumor
- Benign Tumor
- Non-cancerous skin growths
- Skin lesions
- Benign skin masses
ICD-10 Codes:
- D239: Other benign neoplasm of skin, unspecified
Also known as:
- Extra Fingers or Toes
- Birth Defects
- Polydactyly
- Supernumerary Digits
- Extra Digit Syndrome
ICD-10 Codes:
- Q699: Polydactyly, unspecified
Also known as:
- Epidermal Cyst
- Skin Condition
- Sebaceous Cyst
- Keratin Cyst
- Epidermoid Cyst
ICD-10 Codes:
- L720: Epidermal cyst
What procedures does Dr. Taghinia perform?
As a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Taghinia performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Taghinia. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Facial Wound Repair
- Intermediate Wound Repair (2.5 cm or less)
- Intermediate Wound Repair (Body)
- Intermediate Face/Head Wound Repair (2.6-5.0 cm)
- Small Wound Repair (Neck, Hands, Feet, Genitals)
- Wounds and Injuries
- Stitches for facial cut
- Intermediate wound closure
- Repair of facial laceration
- Complex Wound Closure
- Deep Wound Stitching
- Injury Repair
- Laceration Repair (Body)
- Surgical Wound Closure (Trunk/Limbs)
- Deep Wound Stitching (Body)
- Facial Laceration Repair
- Head Wound Stitching
- Complex Facial Cut Repair
- Minor Wound Closure
- Intermediate Wound Stitching
- Surgical Repair of Small Wounds
CPT Codes:
- 12051: Repair, intermediate, wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.5 cm or less
- 12031: Repair, intermediate, wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 2.5 cm or less
- 12032: Repair, intermediate, wounds of scalp, axillae, trunk and/or extremities (excluding hands and feet); 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
- 12052: Repair, intermediate, wounds of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips and/or mucous membranes; 2.6 cm to 5.0 cm
- 12041: Repair, intermediate, wounds of neck, hands, feet and/or external genitalia; 2.5 cm or less
Also known as:
- Removal of Benign Facial Lesion (0.6-1.0 cm)
- Removal of Non-Cancerous Skin Growth (1.1-2.0 cm)
- Removal of Benign Skin Lesion
- Benign Skin Lesion Removal (0.6-1.0 cm)
- Small Benign Lesion Removal (Face/Ears/Eyelids/Nose/Lips)
- Facial Skin Growth Excision
- Benign Lesion Removal (Face)
- Eyelid Lesion Excision
- Lip Lesion Removal
- Benign Skin Lesion Excision
- Skin Tumor Removal (Benign)
- Mole Removal (Non-Cancerous)
- Benign Skin Growth Excision
- Skin Lesion Removal Surgery
- Excision of Non-Cancerous Skin Lesion
- Skin growth excision
- Mole removal
- Benign skin tumor removal
- Skin lesion surgery
- Skin Lesion Biopsy and Removal
- Excision of Non-Cancerous Skin Growth
- Facial Lesion Excision
- Ear Lesion Removal
- Eyelid Lesion Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 11441: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm
- 11402: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm
- 11401: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm
- 11421: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; excised diameter 0.6 to 1.0 cm
- 11423: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; excised diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm
- 11440: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less
Also known as:
- Removal of Benign Skin Lesion
- Small Benign Lesion Removal (Head/Extremities)
- Large Benign Skin Lesion Removal
- Benign Skin Growth Excision
- Skin Lesion Removal Surgery
- Mole Removal
- Skin Tumor Excision
- Benign Growth Excision (Scalp/Neck)
- Hand/Foot Lesion Removal
- Genital Lesion Excision
- Skin Tumor Removal (Benign)
- Large Skin Lesion Biopsy
CPT Codes:
- 11403: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 2.1 to 3.0 cm
- 11422: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), scalp, neck, hands, feet, genitalia; excised diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm
- 11406: Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter over 4.0 cm
Also known as:
- Skin Flap Surgery
- Tissue Transfer
- Local Flap Reconstruction
- Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
CPT Codes:
- 14040: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, axillae, genitalia, hands and/or feet; defect 10 sq cm or less
Also known as:
- Benign Facial Lesion Removal (1.1-2.0 cm)
- Facial mole removal
- Eyelid lesion excision
- Lip lesion removal
- Benign growth removal from face
CPT Codes:
- 11442: Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 1.1 to 2.0 cm
Also known as:
- Facial Tissue Transfer (Eyelids, Nose, Ears, Lips)
- Local Flap Surgery
- Adjacent Tissue Rearrangement
- Facial Reconstruction
CPT Codes:
- 14060: Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, eyelids, nose, ears and/or lips; defect 10 sq cm or less
Also known as:
- Injection for Skin Lesions (Up to 7)
- Intralesional Injection
- Lesion Injection Therapy
- Steroid Injection for Skin Bumps
CPT Codes:
- 11900: Injection, intralesional; up to and including 7 lesions
Also known as:
- Full Thickness Skin Graft (Face, Neck, Hands, Feet)
- Facial skin graft
- Hand skin graft
- Neck skin graft
- Genital skin graft
CPT Codes:
- 15240: Full Thickness Graft, Free, Including Direct Closure Of Donor Site, Forehead, Cheeks, Chin, Mouth, Neck, Axillae, Genitalia, Hands, And/Or Feet; 20 Sq Cm Or Less
Also known as:
- Skin Tag Removal (Up to 15)
- Fibrocutaneous Tag Excision
- Multiple Skin Tag Removal
- Lesion Removal
CPT Codes:
- 11200: Removal of skin tags, multiple fibrocutaneous tags, any area; up to and including 15 lesions
Also known as:
- Complex Wound Repair on Torso (2.6-7.5 cm)
- Trunk Wound Closure (Complex)
- Deep Torso Laceration Repair
- Complex Body Wound Stitching
CPT Codes:
- 13101: Repair, complex, trunk; 2.6 cm to 7.5 cm
Also known as:
- Complex Webbed Finger Repair
- Webbed Finger Repair with Skin Grafts
- Finger Bone Reshaping Surgery
- Small Hand/Finger Tumor Removal
- Syndactyly Repair
- Webbed Finger Surgery
- Finger Separation Surgery
- Syndactyly Correction
- Web Finger Reconstruction
- Phalanx Osteotomy
- Finger Bone Cut
- Finger Deformity Correction
- Hand Soft Tissue Excision
- Finger Tumor Removal
- Vascular Malformation Excision Hand
- Subcutaneous Hand Lesion Removal
CPT Codes:
- 26562: Repair of syndactyly (web finger) each web space; complex (eg, involving bone, nails)
- 26561: Repair of syndactyly (web finger) each web space; with skin flaps and grafts
- 26567: Osteotomy; phalanx of finger, each
- 26115: Excision, tumor or vascular malformation, soft tissue of hand or finger, subcutaneous; less than 1.5 cm
Also known as:
- Short Arm Cast Application
- Elbow to Finger Cast
- Forearm Cast
- Arm Immobilization Cast
CPT Codes:
- 29075: Application, cast; elbow to finger (short arm)
Also known as:
- Extra Finger or Toe Reconstruction
- Polydactyly Repair
- Digit Reconstruction Surgery
- Extra Digit Removal and Reshaping
- Congenital Hand/Foot Anomaly Repair
CPT Codes:
- 26587: Reconstruction of polydactylous digit, soft tissue and bone
Also known as:
- Soft Tissue Tumor Removal (Face/Scalp, under 2 cm)
- Facial Soft Tissue Excision
- Scalp Tumor Removal
- Subfascial Tumor Excision
CPT Codes:
- 21013: Excision, tumor, soft tissue of face and scalp, subfascial (eg, subgaleal, intramuscular); less than 2 cm
Also known as:
- Webbed Toe Surgery
- Syndactyly Repair (Toes)
- Toe Separation Surgery
- Foot Reconstruction for Webbed Toes
CPT Codes:
- 28345: Reconstruction, toe(s); syndactyly, with or without skin graft(s), each web
Also known as:
- Long Arm Cast Application
- Shoulder to hand cast
- Full arm cast
- Arm fracture cast
CPT Codes:
- 29065: Application, cast; shoulder to hand (long arm)
Also known as:
- Polydactyly Toe Reconstruction
- Extra toe removal
- Toe duplication surgery
- Polydactyly repair
- Foot deformity correction
CPT Codes:
- 28344: Reconstruction, toe(s); polydactyly
Also known as:
- Finger or Thumb Fracture Fixation
- Percutaneous phalangeal fixation
- Unstable finger fracture repair
- Thumb bone fracture treatment
CPT Codes:
- 26727: Percutaneous skeletal fixation of unstable phalangeal shaft fracture, proximal or middle phalanx, finger or thumb, with manipulation, each
Also known as:
- Removal of Superficial Implant (Wire, Pin, or Rod)
- Buried wire removal
- Pin removal surgery
- Rod removal (superficial)
CPT Codes:
- 20670: Removal of implant; superficial (eg, buried wire, pin or rod) (separate procedure)
Also known as:
- Skin Nerve Tumor Removal
- Cutaneous Neurofibroma Excision
- Neurolemmoma Removal
- Skin Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Peripheral Nerve Tumor Excision
CPT Codes:
- 64788: Excision of neurofibroma or neurolemmoma; cutaneous nerve
Does Dr. Taghinia accept my insurance?
Dr. Taghinia accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (617) 355-6000 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Taghinia accept in Boston, MA?
Dr. Taghinia in Boston, MA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
All Other Third Party
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Boston Medical Center
Crown Cork and Seal Company
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Fallon Community Health Plan
Health Plans
Point32Health
State of Massachusetts
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Taghinia's office located?
Dr. Amir Taghinia's Primary Practice
300 Longwood Ave # 158
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 355-6000
What is Dr. Taghinia's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Taghinia's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1841492881.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Taghinia?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Taghinia
What is Dr. Amir Taghinia's specialty?
Dr. Taghinia is a Plastic Surgeon near Boston, MA. A plastic surgeon specializes in repairing, reconstructing, or replacing physical defects involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hands, extremities, breasts, trunk, and external genitalia. Cosmetic surgery is a key aspect of this specialty, where surgeons apply aesthetic principles to enhance appearance and optimize reconstructive outcomes, addressing both normal structures and those requiring reconstruction. Contact Dr. Taghinia to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Amir Taghinia affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
No, Taghinia is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: Boston Children's Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Amir Taghinia accepting new patients in Boston, MA?
Yes, Dr. Amir Taghinia is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Amir Taghinia offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. Taghinia's office at (617) 355-6000 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
How can I make an appointment with Amir Taghinia?
Please contact Dr. Taghinia's office at (617) 355-6000 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.
Which board certifications does Dr. Amir Taghinia have?
Dr. Amir Taghinia is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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