AMA CPT® Assistant - 1998 Issue 3 (March)

Integumentary System, 19125, 19126 (Q&A) (March 1998)

March 1998 page 10 Coding Consultation Integumentary System, 19125, 19126 (Q&A) Question A patient has a breast lesion excised from her left breast and 2 breast lesions excised from the right breast, all 3 lesions with wire localization prior to excision, how would my physician report these services? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective and in the absence of a specific operative note, if a lesion identified by preoperative placement of a radiological marker is excised, then CPT code 19125, Excision of breast lesion identified by preoperative placement of radiological marker; single lesion, would be reported for...

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