AMA CPT® Assistant - 2012 Issue 6 (June)
Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems (Q&A) (June 2012)
June 2012 page 15b Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems Question: What is the difference between CPT code 38510, Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, deep cervical node(s), and code 38500, Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, superficial? Answer: Cervical lymph nodes are found in the neck. Code 38500 describes the excision of superficial cervical lymph node(s). The term "superficial" pertains to its physiologic proximity to the body surface at a given anatomic site relative to the skin. Forremoval, biopsy, or dissection of adeep cervical node, the identification and/or avoidance of cranial nerves (VII, X, XI, XII) and...
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