CPT® 38746, Under Radical Lymphadenectomy (Radical Resection of Lymph Nodes)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 38746 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

In this add on procedure, the provider incises the chest and removes thoracic and mediastinal lymph nodes. He commonly removes the lymph nodes for cancer of the breast, lung, or chest wall. The provider performs this procedure along with another primary procedure.

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