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Zero in On Diagnosis For This Prostatectomy Case

Published on Mon Feb 08, 2016

Question: Please help with the ICD-10 coding on the following multiple specimens received in a prostatectomy case: Specimen A) Urinary Bladder, Neck Margin, Bladder Neck #1
Specimen B) Urinary Bladder, Neck Margin, Bladder Neck #2
Specimen C) Urinary Bladder, Neck Margin, Bladder Neck #3
Specimen D) Lymph Node, Bilateral Pelvic Lymph Nodes
Specimen E) Prostate The pathology [...]
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