tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 7

Part B Coding Coach: Gynecology: Answer 3 Questions to Bolster Your Biopsy Coding Efficiency

The number of biopsy units doesn't always go by the number of samples.Are you sure you're getting the reimbursement your ob-gyn deserves for biopsy procedures? Take this quiz and avoid the many pitfalls of biopsy coding and billing.Background: A biopsy is a tissue sample that the ob-gyn excises from the patient to ascertain the presence of cancer. Ob-gyns will most likely perform biopsies of the vulva, cervix, vagina, endometrium and ovary(s). Ob-gyns usually order a biopsy as a result of abnormal vaginal bleeding or after the detection of a mass, cyst, lump, tumor or cells of abnormal...

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