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Narrow down to 55700 for transurethral Prostate Biopsy

Published on Thu Jun 05, 2014

Question: How can we best report a transurethral biopsy of prostate tissue? Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: You may best report 55700 (Biopsy, prostate; needle or punch, single or multiple, any approach) for transurethral biopsy of prostate tissue. You won’t find a more specific code for this procedure.   Limit 55700 to once per encounter: Your physician may obtain multiple tissue samples during a [...]
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