Question

After mammography findings of a density in both breasts, a patient undergoes puncture aspiration of a cyst in each breast. What code should be reported?

Answer 1

After mammography findings of a density in both breasts, a patient undergoes puncture aspiration of a cyst in each breast. What code should be reported?

The code 19000-50 should be reported for puncture aspiration of a cyst in each breast.

Code 19000 indicates Puncture aspiration of a cyst.

Code 19001 is assigned for each additional cyst. That is for more than one aspiration on the same breast.

Modifier 50 is used for bilateral procedures such as for right and left.