19318

CPT^® 19318, Under Repair and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Breast

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 19318 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Breast.

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Breast reduction is the removal of excess breast tissue which results from top scarring, calcification, or architectural distortion.

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19303 gender specific?

just looking in my CPT book, it seems that there is a different code (in the same section) for males: 19300 - mastectomy for gynecomastia (which is for males), with a note that states "for breast tiss... [ Read More ]

Assistant surgeon billing

[QUOTE="bkhattak, post: 497871, member: 438213"] How are we gonna pay for the assistant? Would he just get what we get paid from the insurance and how are we gonna determine his portion of the payment... [ Read More ]

Surgical assistant billing

[QUOTE="bkhattak, post: 497843, member: 438213"] A dumb question: If we are billing for 19318 and have an assistant surgeon on board. Do we have to bill 19318 once with modifier 80 or we have to bill ... [ Read More ]

Surgical assistant billing

Assistant surgeon billing

How are we gonna pay for the assistant? Would he just get what we get paid from the insurance and how are we gonna determine his portion of the payment? If we have to do breast reduction with the help... [ Read More ]

Surgical assistant billing

A dumb question: If we are billing for 19318 and have an assistant surgeon on board. Do we have to bill 19318 once with modifier 80 or we have to bill it twice with one of them with modifier 80? Than... [ Read More ]

Breast Recon

Please help!! I don't why I get so confused w/ plastics & breast px's. I feel the more I look into it the more confused I get. Should I use 19380 for right breast or 11970? This is what I have now... [ Read More ]

Breast Reduction with free nipple graft

My surgeon performed a breast reduction with free nipple graft and I am confused as to if it is included in the cpt 19318 code or if it would be coded as a regular skin graft code 15200?... [ Read More ]

Oncoplastic Reshaping After Lumpectomy - Breast Reduction with Nipple Graft

We use 19318-50 for bilateral oncoplastic reduction even if lumpectomy is performed on single breast with cancer diagnosis.... [ Read More ]

Oncoplastic Reshaping After Lumpectomy - Breast Reduction with Nipple Graft breast reconstruction breast reduction breast surgery lumpectomy oncoplastic

Hi There! I am hoping someone can help me correctly code this procedure. We came up with 19318-50, 13101 and 13102 but I'm not sure since the Oncoplastic portion was only done on one breast. PREOPER... [ Read More ]

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