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Documenting Separate Specimens Warrants More Pay

Published on Wed May 08, 2024

Question: Our pathologist received a partial pancreatectomy for diagnosis. The surgeon had inked a large piece of omentum that was in the container and mentioned it in the note. The pathologist processed the pancreas and omentum as separate specimens, diagnosing pancreatic cancer and omentum necrosis and abscess. How should we code the case? Nebraska Subscriber Answer: Assuming your pathologist adequately documents processing, [...]
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