fna adequacy

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    Wiki Kidney Health Eval for Patients - Ethnicity related question

    Hello, Is anyone familiar with including a code relating to ethnicity for the eGFR lab? This would be for kidney evaluation using the blood and urine for diabetic patient screenings. If anyone is familiar with this especially as it relates to the HEDIS 2022 updates for ethnicity/race factors...
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    Wiki FNA/FNAB - Can you bill 88173 and 88305 if no cell block was created but tissue was submitted

    Hi there! I have a pathology coding question that I'm hoping you can help get answered. Can you bill an 88305 and an 88172 if a cell block wasn't created but tissue was submitted for microscopic examination? Some believe you cannot bill for cytologic and surgical pathology CPT codes on the...
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    Wiki help with coding this procedure- am I missing something?

    ** good morning all I am coding this procedure done by my physician and I am wondering if I am missing anything by coding it as a 43242. Input is appreciated. have a great day! ""EGD/EUS/FNA-Core biopsies Indication for procedure:* This is a male patient who presents for EGD/EUS to...
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    Wiki 88177 - FNA adequacy check?

    Has anyone heard of 88177? It is reportedly a new code which may be used to report FNA adequacies. A doctor on the Cytopath listserv reports this new code will go into effect Jan. 1, 2011. I wonder whether this code is intended to resolve the problem with 88172, which technically allows a...
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