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Wiki Melanoma of Chest Wall-- CPT 11603

A 3cm incision was created overlying the palpable soft tissue mass in the anterior chest wall. Dissection was carried down through the subcutaneous fat using electrocautery. The mass was circumferentially dissected free from the subcutaneous fat and the posterior aspect was densely adherent to...
- amwittler
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- Jul 19, 2024
- chest wall melanoma muscle
- Replies: 1
- Forum: General Surgery
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Wiki Chest Wall Mass Removal

I am trying to get the correct CPT code for the attached surgery. The office gave me 21601 and I don't believe that is correct because no bone was removed. Can someone please help? Post- Procedure Diagnosis: Post-Op Diagnosis Codes: * Ductal carcinoma of right breast [C50.911] Procedures...
- tch678
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- Nov 6, 2023
- chest wall mass surgery
- Replies: 3
- Forum: General Surgery
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Wiki Expanding chest wall mass exploration

Hello. Stuck on this one. I'm not sure what to even code here, or how. Procedure as follows: PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS/DIAGNOSES Remote history of coronary artery bypass grafting, recent fall, mediastinal mass. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS/DIAGNOSES Remote history of coronary artery bypass...
- loril1983
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- Jan 18, 2022
- chest wall exploration mass
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Cardiovascular Thoracic

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