When coding for a radical excision of lymph nodes, the coder needs to identify that the surgeon went down to which of the following?

A) epidermal layer
B) subcutaneous layer
C) dermal layer
D) muscle and deep fascia

D

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A. antibodies B. lymphocytics C. pathogenics D. biologics

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