CPT^® 47120, Under Excision Procedures on the Liver

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 47120 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Liver.

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Summary

The provider performs a hepatectomy, or the surgical resection of a portion of the liver. She also partially resects a lobe of the liver. The provider performs this procedure for the treatment of both a benign or malignant hepatic neoplasm.

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