CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 4, 2021

How should a stacked deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap be reported? The physician work consists of two separate flaps stacked on top of each other: dissecting two flaps in the abdomen, performing two anastomoses, and shaping both flaps (albeit on the same side). May code 19364 be reported twice for the two separate anastomoses?

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