CPT^® 42725, Under Incision Procedures on the Pharynx, Adenoids, and Tonsils

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 42725 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Pharynx, Adenoids, and Tonsils.

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Summary

In this procedure the physician makes an incision to drain an abscess. In this particular case, a retropharyngeal parapharyngeal abscess is drained via an external approach.

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