You Be the Coder:
Pay Attention to This With Lumpectomy Margins
Published on Tue Mar 12, 2013
Question: The pathologist examines a specimen that the surgeon labels “breast lumpectomy.” Additionally, the surgeon sends two more containers, each with a small fragment of breast tissue, one submitted as “medial margin,” and the other as “deep margin,” which our pathologist examines. Should we bill this as 88307 and 88305 x 2?
Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: Based on the [...]