tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q3

Reader Questions: Check Mastectomy Bundling Rules

Question: Our surgeon placed Savi Scout reflectors to localize the tumor as the initial step while performing a partial mastectomy. Can we separately bill the Savi Scout placement, or is it bundled with the surgical code? Codify Subscriber Answer: Because you state that the surgeon places the Savi Scouts during the partial mastectomy procedure, you should not bill the placement separately from the appropriate procedure code, such as 19301 (Mastectomy, partial (eg, lumpectomy, tylectomy, quadrantectomy, segmentectomy)) or 19302 (… with axillary lymphadenectomy). Savi Scouts are tiny reflectors placed to specifically demarcate the breast tumor position. As such, they are...

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