AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 11 (November)
Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (November 2015)
November 2015 page 10 Surgery: Integumentary System Question: What is the appropriate code to report the removal of a tissue expander in the breast and insertion of a permanent breast prosthesis in which a "dog ear" flap was excised and some capsular work was performed? Answer: Code 19342, Delayed insertion of breast prosthesis following mastopexy, mastectomy or in reconstruction, is the appropriate code to report the procedure described. Surgery: Integumentary System (Q&A) (November 2015). CPT® Assistant. 2015; November 2015 page 10 ...
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