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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2007 Issue 12
Reader Questions: Cut Out the Guesswork in Lesion Excision Coding
Question: We-re confused about how to figure out the margin size when the physician excises lesions. Usually, the physician will give us the size of the lesion itself -- or no measurement at all. The physician sometimes includes a note that says something like: "2 cm x 1.5 cm x 0.5 cm." And sometimes, we get measurements from the pathology report. How do we figure out which measurement to use as the lesion, and which measurement to use as the margin?
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Answer: You should never try to guess the size of the margins...
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