CPT^® 60212, Under Excision Procedures on the Thyroid Gland

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 60212 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Thyroid Gland.

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Summary

The procedure involves surgical removal of a part of one lobe of the thyroid gland and most of the portion of the other lobe of the thyroid gland. The provider also performs surgical removal of the isthmus, the tissue connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland in the middle.

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Thyroid surgery CPT question

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Question about completion thyroidectomy

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RT Thyroid lobectomy and Isthusectomy

This is a unilateral thyroidectomy with isthmusectomy, 60210 [QUOTE="letisha, post: 56643, member: 38121"]Hello, Can someone tell me how do you decipher or what terminology in the op report flags a t... [ Read More ]

RT Thyroid lobectomy and Isthusectomy

Hello, Can someone tell me how do you decipher or what terminology in the op report flags a total( 60220) or a partial (60210) or a contralateral/opposite (60212/60225)? I know from reading the descri... [ Read More ]

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