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Code This Lab by Specimen, Not Procedure

Published on Tue Sep 09, 2025

Question: I am trying to figure out the correct CPT® code for this specimen. The gross description states, “a right femoral head consisting of 2 bone fragments” with “articular surface … granular with extensive eburnation and osteophyte formation and attached soft tissue.” But the final diagnosis reads “a right femoral head, total hip arthroplasty, regenerative changes consistent with osteoarthritis, with [...]
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