You Be the Coder:
Details Determine Thyroid Coding
Published on Mon Dec 13, 2021
Question: Our pathologist received a hemithyroidectomy specimen with a request for frozen-section intraoperative consultation to be followed later by anatomic pathology exam. Based on the intraoperative consult report, the surgeon then removed the other thyroid lobe. How should we code the case? Ohio Subscriber Answer: You should report the intraoperative consultation using a code such as 88331 (Pathology consultation during surgery; first [...]