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38505/19083/76942

Date: Nov 1, 2021

Question:

When a US-guided core biopsy (19083) of the breast is performed and at the same session they perform an US-guided core biopsy/clip placement of a lymph node in the same breast, is 38505/76942-59/10035 applicable? Or would 19083-LT/19084-LT be correct here?

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