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CPT® 39401, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Mediastinum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 39401 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Mediastinum.

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The provider inserts a thin rigid or flexible instrument through a small incision in the neck or upper chest to look inside the mediastinum, the central part of the chest cavity between and in front of the lungs. The procedure includes excision of one or more samples of any abnormal–looking tissue mass for analysis to determine the presence of cancer or other disease, when performed.

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Scholarships for Members children
[QUOTE="Grintwig, post: 201466, member: 39401"]Does anyone know if the AAPC has any college scholarships available to the children of it's members?[/QUOTE] At this present time I am not aware of any ... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="Grintwig, post: 198093, member: 39401"]Was it a natural or cesarean birth?[/QUOTE] Natural, the baby broke arm coming through birth canal.... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="Grintwig, post: 192495, member: 39401"]In the description of the code 97110 it says: "Therapeutic procedure, [B]1 or [U]more areas [/U]each 15 minutes[/B]; therapeutic exercises to develop st... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="Grintwig, post: 170162, member: 39401"]What about 37226? Why would you not use that? Forgive me I'm having a blank moment :confused: Per Payer Path 442.3 does meet medical necessity for 37226.... [ Read More ]
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help!-My doctor is a
[QUOTE="Grintwig, post: 151977, member: 39401"]What about [COLOR="Red"]674.24 [/COLOR](other specified complications of the puerperium, NEC; disruption of perineal wound; disruption of wound episioto... [ Read More ]
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