tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 12

You Be the Coder: Distinguish FNA, PNB

Question: I'm trying to code a claim for a "fine needle" prostate biopsy procedure, but I'm not sure how to proceed. Please help. SuperCoder Subscriber Answer: You provide some possibly contradictory information in your question, and if that reflects the op report, it may explain your difficulty in assigning the correct code. Two directions: When using a needle to sample the prostate gland, a surgeon might take one of two paths. The surgeon might take a prostate needle biopsy (PNB) specimen, which is a small piece of tissue extracted through a hollow-core needle. Or, a surgeon might take a...

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