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    Wiki Oncoplastic Reshaping After Lumpectomy - Breast Reduction with Nipple Graft

    Hi There! I am hoping someone can help me correctly code this procedure. We came up with 19318-50, 13101 and 13102 but I'm not sure since the Oncoplastic portion was only done on one breast. PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left breast neoplasm. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left breast neoplasm...
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    Wiki Lumpectomy with Savi Scout coding?

    If my doctor does a partial mastectomy and uses the savi probe to identify the savi reflector, would this be reported separately or considered bundled to main procedure since it is the approach? I am thinking of a comparison to 38900 when billed with 38525. Anyone have any thoughts???
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    Wiki Help coding s/p lumpectomy, here for med refill

    I'm confused about principal diagnosis for this encounter in which pt comes for refill of medication, s/p lumpectomy. I've read the admonitions not to give the patient what she no longer has, but if she's still under treatment for it...?? Provider's brief note below and dx code he chose...
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    Wiki 19302 vs 19301 & 38525

    does anyone have documentation stating how sentinel node biopsies are to be billed? If the surgeon removes 3 lymph nodes because they're blue, via a seperate incision but during a lumpectomy procedure (The injection would be billed with either coding option) my physician wants to bill a 19301...
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