tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 12

Reader Questions: Abnormal Results Typically Support Further Testing

Question: If an abnormal pap smear prompted our clinician to undertake a cervical biopsy, how should we report the cervical biopsy as several diagnosis codes are available to report the dysplastic changes? Should I wait till the results of the biopsy are available to report it? Supercoder.com subscriber Answer: You will not have to wait until you receive the results of the cervical biopsy to report the reason for the biopsy. You will instead base your diagnosis code on the abnormal pap smear results that made your clinician undertake the cervical biopsy. So, you will use the codes...

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