AMA CPT® Assistant - 1994 Issue 3 (March)

Breast Biopsy, Aspiration of Breast Lesion, Fine Needle Aspiration (Fall 1994)

Fall 1994 pages 18-20 Breast Biopsy, Aspiration of Breast Lesion, Fine Needle Aspiration How to distinguish between a puncture aspiration of a breast cyst, a needle core biopsy of the breast and fine needle aspiration of breast tissue is a question often raised by coders. This article will describe the difference between these procedures as well as discuss the two new codes (19125, 19126) for excision of a breast lesion that has been identified by pre-operative placement of a radiological marker. A glossary of terms related to this article is on page 20. Puncture Aspiration of Breast Lesion Codes...

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