Lymph Node Biopsy/Excision
1.Anatomy
2.Medical necessity of Procedure
3.Procedure detail
4.Code selection criteria
5.Important Terminology
1.Anatomy
Lymph node is the small bean shaped structure that is the part of immune system. It balance the body fluid by draining excess fluid from the body tissue and returning it to the blood after filtering it.It contain lymphocytes (white blood cells) that help the body figh infection and disease.
Example of common lymph node :
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Cervical node
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Axillary node
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Inguinal Node
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Mediastinal Nodes
2.Medical necessity of Procedure
Lmphadenopathy : It is the enlargement of the lymph node.
Sentinel Lymph node : It is the first lymph node to which cancer is likely to spread.
3.Procedure detail
Lymphadenectomy is the removal of the lymph node.
4.Code selection criteria
Go to Lymhpadenectomy, and you will get all code for excision of Lymph node, So code selection based on
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Lymph site : Axillary, Inguinal, Cervical etc.
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Depth : Superficial , Deep
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Region: Limited, Radical
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Approach : Open or Laparoscopy.
5.Important Terminology
Read the lymph node description, see the description and code them accordingly.
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