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Wiki biopsy intra-abdominal/iliac lymph node

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Hi,
If this was an open bx would it be coded 38500? If done laparoscopically how would it be coded? I only see code 38570 for a lap bx but that is for a retroperitoneal lymph node.

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Shena Betts, CPC
 
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sbetts said:
Hi,
If this was an open bx would it be coded 38500? If done laparoscopically how would it be coded? I only see code 38570 for a lap bx but that is for a retroperitoneal lymph node.

thanks,
Shena Betts, CPC
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thanks for your reply. Somebody else suggested 49321. It's not in the lymph node section of CPT but I guess that code would probably work too.
 
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