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CPT Knowledgebase - Apr 1, 2019
Following a partial mastectomy, the surgeon placed a compact catheter bundle within the breast which will be used to deliver brachytherapy. Upon completion of brachytherapy, what is the appropriate code to report for the removal of the catheter bundle if it was not performed by the same physician who placed it?
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