CPT^® 39402, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Mediastinum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 39402 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Mediastinum.

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The provider inserts a thin rigid or flexible tubular instrument through a small incision in the lower neck or upper chest to look inside the mediastinum, the central part of the chest cavity between and in front of the lungs, and remove one or more lymph nodes for analysis to determine the type and extent or severity of cancer.

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