CPT^® 49204, Under Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 49204 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum.

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In this procedure, the provider opens the abdomen to remove or destroy one or more abnormal growths of various types, including tumors, cysts, and endometriomas, the largest between 5.1 and 10.0 cm in diameter. He targets these growths within or behind the membrane lining of the abdominal cavity, which may or may not be cancerous and in some cases may represent the spread of cancer from another location.

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GYNONCOLOGY question

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