tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 33

Oncology: Breast Localization Devices And Biopsy Get New Codes In 2014

Keep your focus on the type of image guidance used. Coding for breast procedures gets more specific in 2014. To report the right code, all you have to do is keep a count on the number of lesions and confirm what type of image guidance the oncologist used. Review the new codes 19281-19288 and deletions 19102-19103 and 19290, 19291 and 19295 for breast localization devices with or without a biopsy. Confirm Image Guidance for Localization Devices There are several types of imaging guidance used when reporting for placement of a localization device.  The type of guidance used targets...

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