CPT^® 38770, Under Radical Lymphadenectomy (Radical Resection of Lymph Nodes)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 38770 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Radical Lymphadenectomy (Radical Resection of Lymph Nodes).

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The provider surgically excises the lymph nodes in the pelvic area, including the external iliac, hypogastric, and obturator nodes. The provider commonly removes the pelvic lymph nodes for cancer in the lower abdomen.

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Ureterectomy with ureteral reimplant and Boari flap w/ left pelvic lymph node dissection?

[QUOTE="liqgold2@aol.com, post: 504521, member: 729454"] You are correct! Thank you for the correction. Code 38770-LT for the open left pelvic node resection [/QUOTE] Thank you so much!... [ Read More ]

Ureterectomy with ureteral reimplant and Boari flap w/ left pelvic lymph node dissection?

You are correct! Thank you for the correction. Code 38770-LT for the open left pelvic node resection... [ Read More ]

Ureterectomy with ureteral reimplant and Boari flap w/ left pelvic lymph node dissection?

Thank you for your response. I thought 38571 is a laparascopic procedure, wouldn't 38770 be more accurate since this was open? Thank you for your help!... [ Read More ]

Ureterectomy with ureteral reimplant and Boari flap w/ left pelvic lymph node dissection?

Hi! Is 50785 the only code I can bill for this procedure? I read an article that said I could bill "50785 for the reimplantation via the Boari technique, 50650-51 ([I]Ureterectomy, with bladder cuff [... [ Read More ]

ICG (Indocyanine green)

No experience with ICG during cholecystectomy, only for sentinel lymph node identification during hysterectomy. If you are performing it for sentinel lymph node identification, 38900 describes exactly... [ Read More ]

Billing 38900 Intraoperative sentinel Node mapping for gyn onc

You can only bill 38900 with one of the base codes 19302, 19307, 38500, 38510, 38520, 38525, 38530, 38531, 38542, 38562, 38564, 38570, 38571, 38572, 38740, 38745, 38760, 38765, 38770, 38780, 56630, 56... [ Read More ]

Need help!! Coding CPT 38972

[b]2019 update[/b] Since I posted this answer in 2017 & I know people often reference previous posts, I thought it important to update my answer. 38900 add on code is now billable with 38570-38572 fo... [ Read More ]

Billing 38900 Intraoperative sentinel Node mapping for gyn onc

Late to answer, but I was updating a previous post from 2017 regarding this & saw your related question. In 2018, we used 38999 for the ICG sentinel lymph node mapping. I'm very pleased that as of 2... [ Read More ]

Question on CPT code 38770

I am looking for a CPT code to for the excision of the left external iliac node, deep. OPERATIVE PROCEDURE: brought into the operating room and placed on the operating table in the supine position.... [ Read More ]

GYN/Oncology surgery help

58150, 38770-51... [ Read More ]

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