CPT® 49062, Under Incision Procedures on the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 49062 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum.
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Summary
In this procedure, the provider incises the abdomen to drain a collection of lymph fluid from the space outside of the peritoneal cavity, a common complication from a traumatic injury or extensive abdominal surgery, in which fluid accumulates faster than it drains and becomes trapped. The provider opens tissues to allow the fluid to drain into the peritoneal cavity to eliminate pain from the enlarging mass and reduce the chance of infection.
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