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Match FNA 'Pass' to 'Evaluation Episode'

Published on Wed Jul 08, 2020

Question: The pathologist documented evaluating two “passes” from a thyroid FNA for specimen adequacy. Can we bill two units of 88172? Colorado Subscriber Answer: How you bill your pathologist’s adequacy exam for fine needle aspiration (FNA) depends on more specific documentation than just the number of “passes,” which you don’t provide. The following three scenarios will demonstrate how further information [...]
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