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Pick These Codes for Tubal Ligation and Placenta Pathology

Published on Tue Feb 25, 2025

Question: A patient had a cesarean section (C-section) and had bilateral tubal ligation during the procedure. Pathology documentation shows separate specimens for the left and right fallopian tubes along with the placenta. I am billing for the professional side and the charges drop into my queue from facility side. I am being told to bill 88304 for fallopian tubes that [...]
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