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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 8 (August)
Reporting Breast Reconstruction Codes (August 2005)
August 2005 pages 1-3
Reporting Breast Reconstruction Codes
To complement our April 2005 update focusing on new breast excision guidelines and
in response to reader requests, we present a review of the breast reconstruction codes,
applicable global concepts, and the elements inclusive of breast reconstruction codes.
Introduction
Breast reconstruction is a surgical procedure
designed to recreate a breast mound following
a mastectomy performed to treat cancer or other
disease, or a mastectomy performed for prophylactic
purposes. Reconstruction can be accomplished
by using a prosthesis (implant) or the
patient's own (autogenous) tissue, such as a flap
of muscle with or...
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