Surgery: Integumentary System
CPT Assistant, November 2013, Volume 23, Issue 11, page 14
Question
A patient has a left breast segmentectomy for breast cancer. Is it appropriate to report the unlisted code 19499 for placement of the fiducial marker in addition to the segmentectomy procedure?
Answer
No. The segmentectomy procedure (reported with code 19301, Mastectomy, partial (eg, lumpectomy, tylectomy, quadrantectomy, segmentectomy), includes placement of any fiduciary markers.
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