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Wiki 19101 or 19110

Not sure about this code. Attention was turned to the left breast . An elliptical incision was made in the nipple of the left breast . The specimen was dissected out sharply using palpation as a guide. The specimen was not oriented and submitted to pathology. There was noted to be residual...
- codedog
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- Feb 21, 2016
- 19101 breast left nipple specimen
- Replies: 2
- Forum: General Surgery
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Wiki Nipple revision

Patient had nipple reconstruction. The procedure failed and patient came back in for second nipple reconstruction. Do I code for another nipple reconstruction (19350) or for revision of reconstructed breast (19380)? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
- mmmorgan
- Thread
- Dec 23, 2015
- breast nipple patient reconstruction revision
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Plastic Surgery

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