AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 3 (March)
Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (March 2013)
March 2013 page 13b Surgery: Integumentary System Question: May code 21600, Excision of rib, partial, be reported separately, in conjunction with breast reconstruction, when performed with a free flap? Answer: No. CPT code 19364, Breast reconstruction with free flap, includes a partial rib resection and thus, code 21600 is not reported separately. Code 19364 includes the creation of a pocket, preparation of recipient vessels, harvest and transfer of flap to the recipient site, partial rib resection, microvascular anastomosis of one artery and two veins, closure of the donor site, and primary closure. Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (March 2013)...
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