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This 45-year-old male presents to the operating room with a painful mass of the right upper arm. Upon deep dissection, a large mass in the soft tissue of the patient's shoulder was noted. The mass appeared to be benign in nature. With deep blunt dissection and electrocautery, the mass was removed and sent to pathology. What CPT® code is reported?

Name: this 45 year old male presents to the operating room with a painful mass of the right upper arm upon deep dissection a large mass in the soft tissue of the patients shoulder was noted the ma 49553
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Description: this 45 year old male presents to the operating room with a painful mass of the right upper arm upon deep dissection a large mass in the soft tissue of the patients shoulder was noted the ma 49553

          This 45-year-old male presents to the operating room with a painful mass of the right upper arm. Upon deep dissection, a large mass in the soft tissue of the patient's shoulder was noted. The mass appeared to be benign in nature. With deep blunt dissection and electrocautery, the mass was removed and sent to pathology. What CPT® code is reported?

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This 45-year-old male presents to the operating room with a painful mass of the right upper arm. Upon deep dissection, a large mass in the soft tissue of the patient's shoulder was noted. The mass appeared to be benign in nature. With deep blunt dissection and electrocautery, the mass was removed and sent to pathology. What CPT® code is reported?