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Focus FNA Unit of Service

Published on Tue Aug 20, 2019

Question: How should I code FNA of left thyroid lobe nodule and FNA of thyroid isthumus nodule? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Without more detail, the best coding would probably be 10021 (Fine needle aspiration biopsy, without imaging guidance; first lesion) and +10004 (… each additional lesion…). Imaging: Because you don’t mention imaging guidance (or lack of it) in your question, a definitive answer isn’t [...]
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