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Patient with fullness in right neck. PET scan showed right palatine tonsil concerning for primary site of malignancy and right level II cervical chain metastatic to a lymph node. No distant metastasis. A transoral robotic radical right tonsillectomy with right neck dissection levels 2-4 was performed. What is the correct surgical code? Group of answer choices a. surgical code A000 b. surgical code A210 c. surgical code A310 d. surgical code A900

Name: patient with fullness in right neck pet scan showed right palatine tonsil concerning for primary site of malignancy and right level ii cervical chain metastatic to a lymph node no distant me 71981
Uploaded: 2024-08-07T12:28:45-08:00
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Channel: Crystal Wang
Description: patient with fullness in right neck pet scan showed right palatine tonsil concerning for primary site of malignancy and right level ii cervical chain metastatic to a lymph node no distant me 71981

          Patient with fullness in right neck.   PET scan showed right palatine tonsil concerning for primary site of malignancy and right level II cervical chain metastatic to a lymph node.  No distant metastasis.  A transoral robotic radical right tonsillectomy with right neck dissection levels 2-4 was performed.  What is the correct surgical code?
Group of answer choices
a. surgical code A000
b. surgical code A210
c. surgical code A310
d. surgical code A900

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08/07/2024

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- Transoral robotic radical right tonsillectomy (removal of the right palatine tonsil). - Right neck dissection levels 2-4 (removal of lymph nodes in levels II, III, and IV on the right side). Show more…

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Patient with fullness in right neck. PET scan showed right palatine tonsil concerning for primary site of malignancy and right level II cervical chain metastatic to a lymph node. No distant metastasis. A transoral robotic radical right tonsillectomy with right neck dissection levels 2-4 was performed. What is the correct surgical code? Group of answer choices a. surgical code A000 b. surgical code A210 c. surgical code A310 d. surgical code A900