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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 3; Correction
Tru-Cut Liver Biopsy
Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2005, page 13, advised code 50.12, Open biopsy of liver, for Tru-cut liver biopsy. This was incorrect. Assign code 50.11, Closed (percutaneous) [needle] biopsy of liver, for Tru-cut liver biopsy. By definition a Tru-cut biopsy is a needle biopsy. Tru-cut biopsy involves a large needle with a partially hollowed out central core with a trap at the tip in order to keep the specimen in place.
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