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Solve Sentinel Node Conundrum

Published on Tue Oct 11, 2022

Question: Our pathologist received two containers, one marked “skin lesion, right upper thigh” and one marked “inguinal sentinel lymph node.” Upon examination, the pathologist noted two lymph nodes in the container marked “inguinal sentinel lymph node.” How should we code this? Texas Subscriber Answer: The correct coding for this case is 88305 (Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic [...]
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