You Be the Coder:
Code This Bone Case
Published on Thu May 11, 2023
Question: We have a pathology report for a bone osteoma exam that includes mention of decalcification, H&E and Toluidine Blue O stains. How should we code this? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: The correct code for the bone osteoma pathology exam is 88305 (Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination… Bone exostosis…). You should not apply a second code for the hematoxylin [...]