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Reason for Oophorectomy Leads Code Choice

Published on Mon May 23, 2022

Question: The pathologist examined a bilateral oophorectomy specimen from a patient who had the procedure performed prophylactically to reduce the risk of developing ovarian cancer based on genetic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The pathology report showed no abnormality. How should we code this? Florida Subscriber Answer: You should code the pathology exam as 88305 (Level IV - Surgical pathology, [...]
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