Don't double dip on extraction and evaluation pay. Pathologists may procure and evaluate different bone specimens for a variety of reasons, according to R.M. Stainton Jr., MD, president of Doctor's Anatomic Pathology in Jonesboro, Ark. But that doesn't mean you can report all of the codes all of the time. Here's a quick rundown of what the CCI Policy Manual, chapter 10, section F, has to say about reporting bone specimen sampling and evaluation.