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Bladder Biopsy to Rule Out Cancer

Published on Wed Oct 25, 2017

Question: The urologist performed a bladder biopsy to rule out a cancer diagnosis. She used cold cup biopsy forceps to obtain tissue without cautery for pathology; this was sent off for permanent section as posterior wall. Additional cold cup biopsies were taken of the left and right trigone, and sent off separately for permanent pathology. I am using code 52204 for [...]
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