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Percutaneous Aspiration Ovarian Cyst

Date: Jul 17, 2019

Question:

Is code 58805 or 10160 most appropriate for the following? "TECHNIQUE: Percutaneous ultrasound-guided aspiration through 5 French Yueh catheter. Sterile; 1% lidocaine for local anesthesia. Location: Left lower abdominal quadrant and right lower abdominal quadrant. Needle size: 5 French Yueh. Fluid amount/Color: 1.4 L total fluid; 300 mL yellow fluid from the right lower abdominal quadrant and 1.1 L yellow fluid from the left lower abdominal quadrant. Complications: None. Laboratory: None. Successful ultrasound-guided percutaneous therapeutic aspiration of recurrent symptomatic ovarian cyst."

Question ID : 12792
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