epilcher
Networker
Hello,
I have a question regarding Pathology diagnosis coding. When a specimen is sent to a pathologist for a certian reason (let's say 185-Prostate cancer) and the test comes out negative, what do you code the diagnosis?
I have a situation where on the requisition, the clinical diagnosis was 185, but the pathological diagnosis found no malignancies. The coding rules say you must report the clinical diagnosis, but the path report says otherwise.
Thanks!
I have a question regarding Pathology diagnosis coding. When a specimen is sent to a pathologist for a certian reason (let's say 185-Prostate cancer) and the test comes out negative, what do you code the diagnosis?
I have a situation where on the requisition, the clinical diagnosis was 185, but the pathological diagnosis found no malignancies. The coding rules say you must report the clinical diagnosis, but the path report says otherwise.
Thanks!