Using the CPT manual, select the appropriate code for the following report

Preoperative- and postoperative diagnosis: Infection of sublingual gland

Procedure: Removal of sublingual gland

The patient's mouth was anesthetized with local anesthetic. An intraoral incision was made in the mucosa. The tissue was dissected to expose the sublingual gland. The gland was swollen. The gland was freed from the surrounding tissue and then removed. The wound was closed with sutures. There was minimal blood loss.


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