AMA CPT® Assistant - 2010 Issue 6 (June)
Surgery: Integumentary System (June 2010)
June 2010 page 8 Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) Question: What is the correct CPT code to report for a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction? Answer: CPT code 19364, Breast reconstruction with free flap, is reported for free flap breast reconstruction regardless of the specific type of free flap used. This code is appropriately reported for a free transverse rectus abdominus myocutaneous (TRAM), a free DIEP, or a gluteal free flap. Surgery: Integumentary System (June 2010). CPT® Assistant. 2010; June 2010 page 8 ...
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