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Medical Coding

Category - 40,000 Series

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A 64-year-old woman has a sublingual salivary cyst that needs to be removed. What CPT code should be used for this procedure?

42400
42405
42408
42409

Explanation

Answer: C - 42408 is the correct code for excision of a sublingual salivary cyst.
Code 42400 is incorrect because this code is for a needle biopsy of the salivary gland. Code 42405 is incorrect because this is for an incisional biopsy of the salivary gland. Code 42409 is incorrect because this is for marsupialization for the sublingual salivary cyst and not for the removal of this cyst.

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