A 35-year-old female has cancer in her left breast. The surgeon performs a mastectomy, removing the breast tissue, skin, pectoral muscles, and surrounding tissue, including the axillary and internal…

The correct answer is C. 19306. For a mastectomy that involves removing the breast tissue, skin, pectoral muscles, and surrounding tissue, including the axillary and internal mammary lymph nodes, the appropriate 19306: Mastectomy, radical, including pectoral muscles, axillary lymph nodes. This code captures…

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A 35-year-old female has cancer in her left breast. The surgeon performs a mastectomy, removing the breast tissue, skin, pectoral muscles, and surrounding tissue, including the axillary and internal mammary lymph nodes. Which mastectomy code is reported?

Options

A19303
B19305
C19306
D19307

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A
5% (2)
B
3% (1)
C
82% (31)
D
11% (4)

Explanation

For a mastectomy that involves removing the breast tissue, skin, pectoral muscles, and surrounding tissue, including the axillary and internal mammary lymph nodes, the appropriate 19306: Mastectomy, radical, including pectoral muscles, axillary lymph nodes. This code captures the extent of the surgery, including the removal of the breast tissue, skin, pectoral muscles, and lymph nodes.

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#mastectomy types#radical mastectomy#breast cancer#lymph node dissection

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