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Axillary tail mass

Date: Oct 27, 2023

Question:

Please clarify if documented as axillary tail mass the biopsy code would be 20206 and would be 38505 if axillary tail lymph node, or should axillary tail mass be coded as a breast biopsy ex 19083?

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