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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2001 Issue 11
You Be the Coder: Number of Incisions Determines Biopsy Billing
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer.
Question: The surgeon performed three ultrasonic-guided incisional breast biopsies on the right breast of a 40-year-old female. Two ultrasonic breast biopsies on the left were also obtained. Only one incision was performed on each breast. How should this session be coded?Arizona Subscriber
Answer: Based on the information provided, the general surgeon's services would be coded as follows:
19101-LT biopsy of breast; open, incisional; -left side
19101-RT ... right side
76942 ultrasonic guidance for needle placement (e.g...
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