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CPT Knowledgebase - May 16, 2018
A patient presents with uterine serous carcinoma. The surgeon laparoscopically removed the uterus (weighing 475 g), the cervix, bilateral fallopian tubes and ovaries, and surrounding parametrial tissue. In addition, the surgeon completely removed the pelvic lymph nodes bilaterally and performed para-aortic lymph node sampling, as well as an omentectomy. The upper vagina was not removed. How should these procedures reported?
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