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CPT Knowledgebase - Jan 4, 2024
What is the appropriate code to report for draining a cyst on a patient's chest that involves infiltrating the area with 1 cc of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine, preparing the area with povidone-iodine, incising and opening the cyst along the relaxed skin tension lines of the chest, and draining it to remove the cystic material?
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