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Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

Biopsy Procedures:

Follow These 3 Tips To Safeguard Your Earnings In FNA Versus PNB Coding

Published on Wed Jul 02, 2014

You could lose more than $62 per procedure if you aren’t specific. If you’re scratching your head when it comes to fine needle aspiration (FNA) and percutaneous needle biopsy (PNB) procedures, you’re not alone. Your confusion may stem from your physician erroneously reporting biopsy for all procedures where a specimen is obtained with a needle. Here are tips von how [...]
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