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Anatomic Pathology:

Don't Make This $400 Tongue Specimen Mistake

Published on Wed Jul 13, 2016

Code ‘lesion excision’ based on purpose. Coding for tongue specimens should be easy enough — but making a common error could cost you bundles. Let our experts illuminate the gray area called tongue “lesion excision” that could easily lead you astray. Learn Pathology CPT® Code Options When your pathologist examines a tongue specimen, you have two distinct code choices for [...]
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