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Patient was booked as bilateral axillary mass , cpt code 38525
-which I dont think it right,
here is operative report - a female with bilateral axillary masses,which appear to be accessory breast tissue .Attention was first turned to the right axilla with an elliptical incsion was made through the skin in the right axilla to encmpass exciising the excess skin. Electrocautery was used to dissect throught the subcutaneous tissue to excise theacccessory subcutaneous tiossue. There was no sign of adenopathy. The wound was irrigated with normal saline,inspected ,and found to be hemostatic. .The subcutaneous tissue was closed with interrupted 3-0 Vicryl sutures,and 4-0 NYLON SIMPLE SUTURES were used to close the skin . SAME PROCEDRE was done on left side .
Now path report came back as bENIGN axillary breast tissue with fibrocystic disease
READING PATH WANTS E TO CODE BREAST EXCISION.
NOT SURE ,PLEASE,ANY SUGGESIONS,OR LINKS I CAN GO TO -THANKS
-which I dont think it right,
here is operative report - a female with bilateral axillary masses,which appear to be accessory breast tissue .Attention was first turned to the right axilla with an elliptical incsion was made through the skin in the right axilla to encmpass exciising the excess skin. Electrocautery was used to dissect throught the subcutaneous tissue to excise theacccessory subcutaneous tiossue. There was no sign of adenopathy. The wound was irrigated with normal saline,inspected ,and found to be hemostatic. .The subcutaneous tissue was closed with interrupted 3-0 Vicryl sutures,and 4-0 NYLON SIMPLE SUTURES were used to close the skin . SAME PROCEDRE was done on left side .
Now path report came back as bENIGN axillary breast tissue with fibrocystic disease
READING PATH WANTS E TO CODE BREAST EXCISION.
NOT SURE ,PLEASE,ANY SUGGESIONS,OR LINKS I CAN GO TO -THANKS