AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 5 (May)

Coding Update: Bilateral Image-Guided Breast Biopsy and Marker Placement Guidelines (May 2015)

May 2015 page 8 Coding Update: Bilateral Image-Guided Breast Biopsy and Marker Placement Guidelines This coding-update article is based on the information provided on the AMA's web-based Errata and Technical Corrections, which is published to the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT website. The website provides links that may include corrections and/or other information related to all AMA published CPT® codebooks. To ensure up-to-date information is used for coding and reporting, please visit the AMA CPT website periodically for updates. Image-guided breast biopsies, including the placement of localization devices when performed, are reported using codes 19081-19086. The image-guided placement of...

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