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Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

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Look for Separate Site and Exam

Published on Tue Feb 09, 2021

Question: The surgeon submitted two fibroids from different anatomic sites from a patient with endometriosis. The surgeon identified one myoma from the cervix and one from the fundus of the uterus. Should we bill this as one or two units? Washington Subscriber Answer: If the surgeon separately identifies the two myomas from distinct anatomic sites and the pathologist separately examines [...]
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