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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2021 Issue Q2
CPT® 2021: Master New Breast Reconstruction/Repair Guidelines
Learn which steps you can separately report.
In addition to nearly 20 code changes we elucidated in “Update Your Breast Reconstruction/ Repair Coding Know-How” (General Surgery Coding Alert Vol. 23, No. 1), CPT® 2021 adds an extensive new guideline section.
Let our experts break down the guidance for you to clarify how you should report breast reconstruction and repair cases.
Understand 2 Reconstruction Categories
CPT® 2021 indicates that the goal of breast reconstruction is to restore form and symmetry following surgery, or otherwise correct anatomic defect.
With that understanding, we can organize breast reconstruction into two groups, which...
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