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    Wiki Pectoralis Major Tendon Repair 23412 vs 24341

    I have a physician who is adamant that a pectoralis major tendon repair would be coded using 23412 (Repair of ruptured musculocutaneous cuff open; chronic) as opposed to 24341 (Repair, tendon or muscle, upper arm or elbow, each tendon or muscle, primary or secondary) because it is a tendon...
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    Wiki Pectoralis Major Tendon Repair ?24341 vs 23412

    I have a physician who is adamant that a pectoralis major tendon repair would be coded using 23412 (Repair of ruptured musculocutaneous cuff open; chronic) as opposed to 24341 (Repair, tendon or muscle, upper arm or elbow, each tendon or muscle, primary or secondary) because it is a tendon...
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    Wiki Radical Mastectomy WITHOUT lymph nodes???

    Hi everyone. I am not allowed to post the op note but here is a summary. Patient has a tumor that invaded the pectoralis major. We did a mastectomy including a pectoralis major resection. No axillary lymph node were taken. 19307-52 or 19303-22?? I am stumped
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