Wiki excision of breast mass

[bench]

Hi Fellows,

Male patient that had an excision of right breast mass. MD performed a partial mastectomy of the right breast. MD office coded it as 19301-RT using a dx code of breast mass 611.72. I waited for the patholgy result and the report stated that patient had a gynecomastia, benign. Should this be coded as 19300-RT with a dx code of 611.1 (hyperthrophy/gynecomastia)? I always wait for the pathology report whenever I am not sure of the final diagnosis.

Thanks for your feedback. Appreciate it.

 

[marty3073]

correct

Yes, the code 19300 RTsounds like the correct code, because you have a definitive dx.

 

[bench]

Thanks for your feedback. Appreciate it a lot.