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General Surgery Coding Alert

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Published on Mon Feb 17, 2020

Question: Our surgeon performed a percutaneous breast biopsy, placing a marker and using stereotactic guidance for a lump in the patient’s left breast. During the same operative session, the surgeon performed a percutaneous needle core biopsy of a more superficial lump in the patient’s right breast. Can we separately report two biopsies for full pay, and if so, what code(s) [...]
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