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    Wiki Breast Reduction for symmetry - Medicare Part B Alabama

    We are having the same issue in Michigan. I tried billing 19316 just waiting on determination.
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    Wiki Breast Reduction for symmetry - Medicare Part B Alabama

    I think she means reduction on the opposite side.
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    Wiki Oncoplastic Reshaping After Lumpectomy - Breast Reduction with Nipple Graft

    We use 19318-50 for bilateral oncoplastic reduction even if lumpectomy is performed on single breast with cancer diagnosis.
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    Wiki Exchange breast expander

    19371 - removal of expander 19357 - insertion of expander FYI ins might bundle these codes.
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    Wiki 19325 for non cancer breast augmentation for symmetry?

    I want to make sure I'm coding properly. He will be inserting a breast implant on the non cancer breast for symmetry, is it appropriate to code 19325? Mastectomy was not performed.
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    Wiki 19342

    Aetna breast cancer patient had delayed reconstruction so the doctor inserted bilateral implants. I coded 19342 with modifier 50 and aetna only paid for one side, do i need to bill with rt and lt modifiers to receive proper reimbursement? Bcbs pays with modifier 50. We don't have many aetna...
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    Wiki Partial breast excision

    Our patient has symmastia (congenital malformation of breasts, uniboob). We want to do a partial breast excision. What coding would be best used to describe this procedure? Thank you!
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    Wiki Coding for plastic surgery

    Fat grafting We use code 20926.
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    Wiki Breast Reconstruction - reviewed Medicare

    Hello everyone, I work for a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Birmingham, MI. We just reviewed Medicare CCI edits and it is including 14301 (adjacent tissue transfers) in the breast reconstruction codes along with 15734. Our practice is primarily breast cancer patients, so these bundled...
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