Patient has breast carcinoma and is now undergoing sentinel node biopsy. Patient was injected for sentinel node identification and two deep axillary lymph nodes showed up intensely. These two lymph nodes were completely excised. Path report was positive for metastatic carcinoma.

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CPT code 38589 is used for sentinel lymph node biopsy, which involves the identification and excision of sentinel lymph nodes for examination. The scenario describes a sentinel node biopsy with excision of lymph nodes, making 38589 the appropriate code.

Patient Has Breast Carcinoma and Is Now Undergoing Sentinel Node