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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 4
Focus on Method to Ensure Proper Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Coding
Watch out for the 77031 pitfall if the radiologist participates during surgery. When coding for stereotactic breast biopsy procedures, you have to proceed cautiously or you could get your surgeon in hot water with payers and the radiologists he works with. Here's what you need to know before you start coding the next stereotactic breast biopsy procedure your surgeon performs. Choose a Biopsy Code First When your surgeon performs a stereotactic breast biopsy, you first need to determine which biopsy code to report. You-ll have to decide between 19102 (Biopsy of breast; percutaneous, needle core, using imaging guidance) or...
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