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Find Out if Aspiration Codes Require Minimum Collections

Published on Tue Jun 17, 2025

Question: A patient presented with a soft tissue mass on the left hallux. The provider decided to try to get a sample from the mass/cyst to submit to pathology. They were unable to aspirate much fluid. I’m attempting to figure out a procedure code for this service. Below is a portion of the procedure note. Procedure: A ring block was [...]
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