Image-guided vacuum assisted excision biopsy of benign breast lesions
Summary
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on image-guided vacuum assisted excision biopsy of benign breast lesions.
Description
This process can be used to remove completely benign breast lesions for example fibroadenomas. It uses a needle probe device with vacuum suction to remove breast tissue under imaging guidance (commonly ultrasound). The aim of the procedure is to continue using the biopsy device until the lesion visible on imaging is removed.
OPCS4.6 Code(s):
B28.3 Excision of lesion of breast NEC
Y06.6 Vacuum excision of lesion of organ NOC
Includes: Vacuum assisted excision of lesion of organ NOC
Y53.- Approach to organ under image control
Note: Codes within category Y53.- are used as secondary codes to classify interventions that are percutaneous and require some form of image control: if the method of image control is unspecified, Y53.9 Unspecified approach to organ under image control is assigned.
The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS. The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided. www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding
Details
Surgical procedures
Royal College of Radiologists
British Association of Surgical Oncologists
British Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Contact details:
(for procedure specific enquiries or comments)
ip@nice.nhs.uk
Interventional Procedures Programme
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NA
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This page was last updated: 04 April 2011

