AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 1 (January)

Pathology and Laboratory: Surgical Pathology (January 2007)

January 2007 page 29b Coding Communication:Pathology and Laboratory: Surgical Pathology Question Is it appropriate to report codes 88302-88309 for the same specimen used in a Mohs surgery procedure? AMA Comment For CPT 2007, concurrent with the revisions to the Mohs micrographic surgery section, instructional notes have been developed prior to code 88302 and after code 88309. The instructions direct the surgeon not to report codes 88302-88309 on a specimen(s) derived from a Mohs surgery procedure. The pathologic examination of the specimen is an inclusive component of Mohs micrographic surgery to be performed by the surgeon and should not be...

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