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Distinguish FISH Codes for HER2/neu

Published on Wed Mar 11, 2020

Question: We have a pathology report for a breast biopsy exam, and the report states, “The tumor demonstrates HER2/ neu amplification (3.1:1 ratio) by FISH procedure.” How should we code this? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: You should code the breast biopsy exam as 88305 (Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination… Breast, biopsy, not requiring microscopic evaluation of surgical [...]
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