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Would the below VATS procedure be coded as 32662 or unlisted?

"The 3rd and 4th inner intercostal muscles were widely dissected off of the posterior 4th rib to make room for division. Arm #2 was removed and a Stryker Pi drive drill with a long shaft was placed allowing precise division of the posterior 4th rib. Division of the posterior 4th rib allowed the rib to be retracted inward like a trap-door, which facilitated division of the surrounding muscles from the outer surface of the 4th rib. As the tumor was approached, a rim of external intercostal muscle and likely serratus anterior were taken with the specimen. Dissection continued anterior to the prior costal cartilage division, at which the remaining muscular connections were divided, completing the 4th rib resection."