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CPT^® 19305, Under Mastectomy Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 19305 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Mastectomy Procedures.

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The provider removes the entire breast, nipples, skin surrounding the nipple–areolar complex, the pectoral (chest) muscles and axillary lymph nodes.

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Excision of Pectoral Muscle including Rotter's Nodes

What CPT code should I use for an "excision of pectoralis major muscle including Rotter's node". The patient had a previous mastectomy for breast cancer, and now the cancer has spread, so the provider... [ Read More ]

Mastectomy procedure

[QUOTE="dkissel, post: 489685, member: 159272"] Possibly 19305 with modifier 52? [/QUOTE] that is the direction I was leaning towards. Thank you!!!... [ Read More ]

Mastectomy procedure

Possibly 19305 with modifier 52?... [ Read More ]

Mastectomy procedure

I have a surgeon who performed a mastectomy including axillary lymph nodes, lower portion of the major pectoralis muscle but [B]no[/B] minor pectoralis muscles. 19307 does not seem appropriate sinc... [ Read More ]

Breast Revision after Gynecomastia Surgery

Please see below CPT codes for mastectomy and ICD10 codes. Based on your question the recommended code is 19305 or 19301-19302 but the document you have provided isnt complete. ask your physician i... [ Read More ]

Mastectomies...Help!

DO NOT use 19305-this is a radical mastectomy which includes removal of the pectoral muscles which by his op note he did not do. The muscles were left intact. I would use 19303 for the mastectomy port... [ Read More ]

Mastectomies...Help!

I am so confused :confused: He calls this, "Bilateral mastectomy with right sentinel axillary node biopsy." The patient was again identified and the site and procedure confirmed. The patient was the... [ Read More ]

38792 vs 38900

38900 is a new code for 2011. Now we have two choices. We have to default to 38792 if 38900 is not a "PX" of the reporting CPT code. Here are the PrimaryPX to 38900. So everything in between like 193... [ Read More ]

mastectomy help

I have a patient that had left total mastetomy w/ axillary node biopsy and then on the right had modified radical mastecomy. What is the correct code to be reimbursed for both sides. This is what I ... [ Read More ]

Mastectomy with sentinel lymph node bx

I think if it's a partial mastectomy 19301, you can bill the SN bx with code 38525, if the doctor injects the sentinel node with dye for indentification, you can also bill 38752-51. Not sure on the t... [ Read More ]

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