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Sparing mastectomy/Diep - What was your recommended follow-up?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 28 9:05am | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
Yes Medicare paid. What that didn’t pay, my other insurance paid. It was paid for 100%. I have regular Medicare A and B. I do not know about the Advantage plans.
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The previous codes were from my hospital reports. The Medicare codes for the mastectomy and diep flap...removal of breasts (19303-RT) and 19303-LT), plastic surgery to reconstruct breast with muscle flap (19364-8250) assistant surgeon and plastic surgery to reconstruct breast with muscle flap (19364-50)...that one is for the primary plastic surgeon. There will be additional surgeries...revision and nipple construction and maybe more. I don’t have those codes handy but can look them up.
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I have regular Medicare also. I was told by surgeon that Medicare did not even have a code for it and did not pay. If you have the code in your medical notes I would love to know if it. Thank you.