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Check Out This Dermoid Cyst Scenario

Published on Tue Apr 15, 2014

Question: Physician performed 49322, and in the process, he determined the cyst was a dermoid. The physician then proceeded to remove the dermoid cyst with monopolar cautery scissors. During same surgery, he also performed laparoscopic removal of endometriosis (58662) at sites that were separate and distinct from the dermoid cyst. If the dermoid cyst was the only condition the physician treated, [...]
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