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Grasp Details for Accurate Uterine Fibroid Coding

Published on Fri Mar 09, 2018

Question: Our pathologist received two very large fibroid specimens in a single container and diagnosed interstitial leiomyoma of uterus. Should we code this as an 88307 specimen based on the size, and how should we code the diagnosis? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: No, you should not code this specimen as 88307 (Level V - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination ... [...]
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