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Avoid Breast FNA Coding Pitfalls

Published on Tue Oct 29, 2024

Question: The pathologist extracted fluid during two fine needle aspiration (FNA) passes from a lesion in the patient’s right breast and evaluated the fluid for adequacy. For a left-breast lesion, the pathologist performed a separate FNA with adequacy check. Following the procedures, the pathologist examined and reported findings from each breast. How should we report the case? Montana Subscriber Answer: [...]
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