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Biopsy Results Determine Your Pulmonary Nodule Dx Coding

Published on Thu Jul 18, 2019

Scan the note for bronchus or lung location to assign 5th digits for malignant neoplasms. How often does your pulmonologist identify a suspicious nodule on a patient’s lung or airway? The answer’s got to be “frequently.” Selecting the right codes to describe the nodule’s location and status as a benign or malignant growth can help ensure an accurate claim — and [...]
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