philwjp
Networker
Our docs are suggesting we use their final dx on the op report and not wait for the path. This is a general rule of thumb, correct? Should we always wait for the path before coding a claim? Sometimes we are doing the 2nd surgery for margins on a skin cancer patient and the margins are benign even though the initial lesion was cancer. Our physician wants us to use the initial cancer dx for both. I don't believe this is correct coding. any thoughts?