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    Wiki Aspiration seroma lumbar spine

    This one has me stumped. Patient has seroma of lumbar spine. Procedure is percutaneous aspiration and drain placement. Note reads: "A needle was placed in the seroma under live fluoroscopy. A small amount of contrast was injected to verify good position and about 80 cc of bloody brownish fluid...
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    Wiki Excision of right groin seroma - CPT code?

    Excision of right groin seroma with flap - CPT code? Hello, can anyone please help with finding a code for: Excision of right groin seroma with satorius flap Thank you for your help.
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    Wiki Mod 79, 78 or 58 for Port A Cath

    Hello, we did a modified radical mastectomy on a patient and they are in the global. We are now doing a port-a-cath placement for their chemo. Would that be considered unrelated? At the same time the Dr also drained a seroma from the mastectomy site. I am thinking that would be a mod-78, so...
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    Wiki Infected seroma from contusion

    We are having problems coming up with a code for infected seroma from a contusion to the leg. The infected seroma code leads to postoperative late effect. Can we use that code 998.51 or 906.3? Barbara Phillips CPC-H
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