CPT^® 21743, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Neck (Soft Tissues) and Thorax

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21743 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Neck (Soft Tissues) and Thorax.

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A provider reconstructs the chest wall using small incisions through which he repairs congenital deformities, such as pectus excavatum, sunken chest deformity, or pectus carinatum, protruding sternum deformity. He inserts a thoracoscope, an instrument that carries a video camera to permit viewing the inside of the chest during the procedure.

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