AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 2 (February)

Biopsy or Excision of Inguinofemoral Nodes (February 2019)

February 2019 page 8 Biopsy or Excision of Inguinofemoral Nodes For Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2019, a new code (38531) was added to the Hemic and Lymphatic Systems/Lymph Nodes and Lymphatic Channels, Excision subsection to report open biopsy or excision of inguinofemoral nodes. Related instructional parenthetical notes were also added. This article provides an overview of these changes. Excision (For injection for sentinel node identification, use 38792) 38500Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, superficial (Do not report 38500 with 38700-38780) 38505by needle, superficial (eg, cervical, inguinal, axillary) (If imaging guidance is performed, see 76942, 77002, 77012, 77021)...

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