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'Container' Doesn't Dictate Specimen
Published on Wed Nov 06, 2013
Question: If a surgeon submits multiple needle core breast biopsies in a single container, is the pathologist required to bill only one unit of service?
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Answer: The pathologist is not always constrained to report one unit of service for multiple breast biopsies submitted in a single container. Correct coding for the case requires [...]