The provider removes the thymus gland in a 27 year-old female with myasthenia gravis. Using a transcervical approach the blood supply to the thymus is divided and the thymus is dissected free from the pericardium and the thymus is removed. What CPT® code is reported for this procedure?
Answer:Using structural magnetic resonance imaging, investigators have reported that with regard to visual inspection of anteromedial temporal lobe atrophy, the sensitivity is 83% to 85% and the specificity is 96% to 98% in distinguishing clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease cases from controls.
