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General Surgery
Chapter 16: Mastectomy

According to CPT, you should report partial mastectomy procedures using 19301 or 19302 as appropriate. Documentation for partial procedures should include attention to the removal of adequate surgical margins surrounding the breast mass or lesion. In addition, total mastectomy procedures include simple mastectomy, complete mastectomy, subcutaneous mastectomy, modified radical mastectomy, and more extended procedures (for example, an Urban type operation).
Here’s a full list of the CPT codes you’ll need when reporting mastectomy procedures:
19300 – Mastectomy for [...]


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