Wiki Left tonsillectomy ( as biopsy)

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Doctor stated he did a left tonsillectomy as a biopsy , came back as a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Coding this as 42800 with dx as 146.0 Would this be the right codes ?Was booked as a tonsillectomy (42826 ), but doctor notice left tonsil was 3 x bigger than right.

42800-146.0 ?
 
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