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Ethanol ablation cervical lymph node

Date: Aug 6, 2018

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Would this procedure be coded with 38999? It does not fit the description of 49185. (There is a similar question from 2013, question ID# 5228.) "Ultrasound reveals enlarged left level three lymph node. 1% lidocaine was used to anesthetize the skin and soft tissue around the nodule. Using a 1 cc syringe and 25 gauge needle, ethanol was injected in the node in a stepwise fashion, covering as much area as possible. A total of 0.7 cc was used. IMPRESSION: Successful and uneventful ultrasound ethanol ablation of left cervical lymph node."

Question ID : 11263
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