Hello all,
I am hoping someone can give me their impression of the distinction between when a specimen is a skin specimen (88305) and when it can be coded to a soft tissue specimen. Our pathologists consistently determine "size" as an indicator and while I disagree (and also cannot find anything in my research to their point) I can also see that if the "skin" specimen is deep that it could enter into the soft tissue category.
Thank you in advance,
Laura
I am hoping someone can give me their impression of the distinction between when a specimen is a skin specimen (88305) and when it can be coded to a soft tissue specimen. Our pathologists consistently determine "size" as an indicator and while I disagree (and also cannot find anything in my research to their point) I can also see that if the "skin" specimen is deep that it could enter into the soft tissue category.
Thank you in advance,
Laura