CPT Knowledgebase - Mar 26, 2014

When a lymph node or nodes are excised in the surgical area to access the blood vessels in breast reconstruction surgery, may this procedure be separately reported as a lymphadenectomy with code 38525, Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, deep axillary node(s), code 38530, Biopsy or excision of lymph node(s); open, internal mammary node(s), or code 38740, Axillary lymphadenectomy; superficial?

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