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CPT® 19126, Under Ablation, Exploration and Excision Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 19126 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Ablation, Exploration and Excision Procedures.

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The provider excises an additional lesion previously identified by a preoperative radiological marker through an open incision after excising an initial lesion from the same breast.

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Code 19126
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