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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2021 Issue Q1
CPT® 2021: Master Lung Biopsy Coding Changes
Use modifiers for multiple specimen extractions.
When your general surgeon performs a lung or mediastinum percutaneous needle core biopsy, you should be ready to code the case differently than you did prior to January of this year.
Not only does CPT® 2021 delete one code and add one code that you need to know, but AMA also introduces new guidelines for how to manage complex cases involving different specimens and/or different imaging methods.
Read on for our experts’ advice about how to code these cases now.
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CPT® 2021 deletes 32405 (Biopsy, lung or mediastinum, percutaneous...
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