Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
CORRECTION
Published on Thu Jul 19, 2007
The Endometrial Cancer Coding Case Study on page 52 of Pathology/Lab Coding Alert, Volume 8, Number 7, incorrectly omitted the following attribution: Coding advice from Pathology Service Coding Handbook, version 7.2, by Dennis Padget was instrumental in coding this case.
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Our experts decode IgG, IgM and more When the test order looks like alphabet soup, [...] - You Be the Coder ~ Use Most Specific Interpretation Code
Question: When our pathologist interprets and reports/discusses with a physician the results of a test [...] - Reader Question ~ Specimen Defines Frozen Section Codes
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Question: Our lab has very inconsistent results with getting paid for glycosylated hemoglobin tests whether [...] - Reader Question ~ Don't Miss Special Biopsy Test
Question: The pathologist examines a stomach biopsy taken during an esophagogastroduodenoscopy and orders a lab [...] - Reader Question ~ Code Specific Influenza Condition
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The Endometrial Cancer Coding Case Study on page 52 of Pathology/Lab Coding Alert, Volume 8, [...]
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