Mastectomy
1.Anatomy
2.Medical necessity of Procedure
3.Procedure detail
4.Code selection criteria
5.Important Terminology
1.Anatomy
Breast is the modified sweat gland. The breast contains mammary glands responsible for producing milk in females.Breast is divided into four quadrant.
2.Medical necessity of Procedure
Mastectomy are performed either for treatment or prevention of breast cancer
The common reason behind this
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Breast cancer
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Mastitis
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Breast hyperthrophy
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BRCA1 or BRCA2 Gene Mutations
3.Procedure detail
Mastectomy is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of one or both breasts, either partially or completely.
4.Code selection criteria
Go to Mastectomy, and you will get all code for mastectomy, So code selection based on
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Portion of breast removed : Partial or complete
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Addition of lymph excision
19301 Mastectomy, partial (eg, lumpectomy, tylectomy, quadrantectomy, segmentectomy)
The provider removes a lesion, including surrounding margins, or a significant portion (a segment or quadrant) of the breast without removing the entire breast or lymph nodes.
19302 Mastectomy, partial (eg, lumpectomy, tylectomy, quadrantectomy, segmentectomy); with axillary lymphadenectomy
19303 Mastectomy, simple, complete
The provider removes the entire breast, nipples, and skin surrounding the nipple–areolar complex but leaves the pectoralis major and minor muscles and axillary nodes in place.
19305 Mastectomy, radical, including pectoral muscles, axillary lymph nodes
The provider removes the entire breast, nipples, skin surrounding the nipple–areolar complex, the pectoral (chest) muscles and axillary lymph nodes.
19306 Mastectomy, radical, including pectoral muscles, axillary and internal mammary lymph nodes (Urban type operation)
The provider removes the entire breast, nipples, skin surrounding the nipple–areolar complex, the pectoral (chest) muscles, and axillary and internal mammary lymph nodes.
19307 Mastectomy, modified radical, including axillary lymph nodes, with or without pectoralis minor muscle, but excluding pectoralis major muscle.
A mastectomy is the removal of the entire breast.
5.Important Terminology
Lumpectomy is the removal of an entire lesion of the breast and a margin of tissue around it.
Pectoralis muscle: A large fan–shaped muscle covering the front of the chest wall; it has two components, the pectoralis major, which is the upper large muscle, and the pectoralis minor, which is the small muscle present beneath the pectoralis major.
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