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FNA Extraction:

Follow NCCI Bundling Rules for FNA Cases

Published on Thu Oct 08, 2020

Beware pathologist’s dual role. When your pathologist performs both the fine needle aspiration (FNA) extraction and evaluation steps, you need to be on the lookout for potential coding pitfalls. Read on for our experts’ advice on how compliance issues and statutory guidance from Medicare’s National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) impact your coding considering case variations such as image guidance, anatomic [...]
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