AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems (Q&A) (January 2015)
January 2015 page 14 Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems Question: The descriptor of code 38572 reads," Laparoscopy, surgical; with bilateral total pelvic lymphadenectomy and peri-aortic lymph node sampling (biopsy), single or multiple." Would we append modifier 52, Reduced services, to code 38572 when all nodes are removed except the internal iliac nodes? Answer: Yes. It would be appropriate to append modifier 52 to code 38572 when reporting the removal of all nodes except the internal iliac nodes. Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems (Q&A) (January 2015). CPT® Assistant. 2015; January 2015 page 14 ...
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