Reader Questions:
Don't Confuse Cyst With Tumor
Published on Wed Jul 08, 2020
Question: Our pathologist received a right salpingo-oophorectomy specimen and identifies an endometrial cyst containing endometrial implantation in the ovary. The pathologist notes that the fallopian tube is unremarkable. How should we code this? Maryland Subscriber Answer: Report the pathologist’s exam of the right salpingo-oophorectomy specimen as 88305 (Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination … Ovary with or without tube, [...]