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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 12 (December)
Surgery: Integumentary System (Bonus Q&A) (December 2015)
December 2015 page 18b
Surgery: Integumentary System
Question: What procedures are included in CPT code 19380, {{Revision of reconstructed breast}}, and what can be separately reported?
Answer: In general, reporting CPT code 19380 is rather straightforward. After a breast has been reconstructed, revision may be required. For example, if a woman who has undergone a unipedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap (TRAM) for breast reconstruction presents with superolateral skin redundancy, the revision procedure to excise the redundant skin to achieve symmetry to the contralateral breast is reported with code 19380. In addition, code 19380 should only be reported once...
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