AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 4 (April)

Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems (Q&A) (April 2014)

April 2014 page 11 Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems Question: When a lymph node or nodes are excised in the surgical area to access the blood vessels in breast reconstruction surgery, may this procedure be separately reported as a lymphadenectomy with code 38525, Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, deep axillary node(s), code 38530, Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, internal mammary node(s), or code 38740, Axillary lymphadenectomy; superficial? Answer: No. The procedure described is part of the exposure and is included in the breast reconstruction code. Surgery: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems (Q&A) (April 2014). CPT®...

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