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Wiki Any help with coding this procedure would be appreciated.

PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Right axillary exploration and capsulectomy. OPERATIVE FINDINGS: The patient had a well-defined seroma capsule extending from the lateral border of the pectoralis along the chest wall and up into the apex of the axilla. DETAILS OF PROCEDURE...
- rlsanch2005@gmail.com
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- Feb 18, 2016
- axilla capsule drain procedure wall
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- Forum: General Surgery
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Wiki ? dx lymph node axillary region

What dx code would you use for a lymph node in the exilary region? The report doesn't mention that it's enlarged.. Thanks!!
- tonyacobb
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- Nov 17, 2010
- axilla axillary diagnosis lymph node
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- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki DX code help, por favor?

Assessment: Solid mass underneath the left axillary area :( Can anyone give me advice on an appropriate code to use for this? The best I could come up with was 786.6 "Swelling, mass, or lump in chest" Localized swelling, mass, lump, trunk I'd feel better about using the code if it just...
- ohn0disaster
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- Jul 27, 2010
- axilla axillary mass mass
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Diagnosis Coding

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