CPT^® 38562, Under Limited Lymphadenectomy for Staging Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 38562 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Limited Lymphadenectomy for Staging Procedures.

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The provider excises lymph nodes (lymphadenectomy) from the pelvic area or near the aorta to identify the stage of cancer in the pelvis.

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ICG (Indocyanine green)

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Late to answer, but I was updating a previous post from 2017 regarding this & saw your related question. In 2018, we used 38999 for the ICG sentinel lymph node mapping. I'm very pleased that as of 2... [ Read More ]

Limited Lymphadenectomy for Staging

Hello, I remember hearing somewhere that this area 38562-38564 Limited Lymphadenectomy for staging (separate procedure); pelvic and para-aortic retroperitoneal (aortic and/or Splenic) was only to be... [ Read More ]

coding Inguinal Lymphadenopathy, deep Inguinal Lymph node biopsy

I am trying to accurately code a case. the PT has inguinal lymphadenopathy and the doctor is planning a deep inguinal lymph node biopsy. Some suggested using the unlisted code 38999. Superficial node ... [ Read More ]

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