codedog
True Blue
Patient had an excision of breast implant with a partial capsusulectomy. looking at cpt code 19328, is capsulectomy included ?
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ARCPC9491
True Blue
I would go with 19370 + 19328. No CCI edits exist for the code pairs and they are not mutually exclusive.
codedog
True Blue
thanks , im going with that
ciphermed
Guru
19370 is capsulotomy, your original question indicated a partial capsulectomy was performed...
If a partial capsulectomy was performed 19371 would be the appropriate code...it includes removal of the implant.
Hope this helps,
If a partial capsulectomy was performed 19371 would be the appropriate code...it includes removal of the implant.
Hope this helps,
ARCPC9491
True Blue
Good catch, Anthony ..... 19371 would be appropriate. My apologies. I missed the "otomy" and "ectomy" parts
codedog
True Blue
thats my misspelling of words-sorry-capsulectomy