CPT® 38740, Under Radical Lymphadenectomy (Radical Resection of Lymph Nodes)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 38740 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Radical Lymphadenectomy (Radical Resection of Lymph Nodes).

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Summary

The provider excises the superficial lymph nodes in the armpit area below the axillary vein, but not lymph nodes buried deep beneath the layers of muscle. The provider commonly removes the axillary lymph nodes for cancer in the breast or chest.

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