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Clip Placement with Lymph Node Biopsy

Date: Jul 13, 2013

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I would like clarification on your recommendation for physicians to consider using code19499 for clip placement when not in conjunction with percutaneous breast biopsy. Would you recommend that facilities use this code, for example, when a clip is placed after an axillary lymph node biopsy and that is all that is done? How about when there are two sites, one lymph and one breast, and two separate site clip placements - 19295 x 1 and 19499 x 1?

Question ID : 4958
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