CPT^® 38100, Under Excision Procedures on the Spleen

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 38100 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Spleen.

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In this procedure the provider makes an incision into the abdominal cavity and performs a complete excision of the spleen. The provider performs this service for a patient with a traumatic rupture of the spleen, hemolytic anemia, or cancer of the spleen.

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