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Focus Calculi Procedure and Dx Codes

Published on Thu Jun 08, 2017

Question: Our pathologist examined a specimen identified as a kidney stone and ordered an infrared analysis. What are the diagnosis and procedure codes for this case? Texas Subscriber Answer: The correct procedure code is 88300 (Level I - Surgical pathology, gross examination only) for the pathologist’s macroscopic exam of the specimen to identify the calculus. For the infrared analysis to identify clinically [...]
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