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20206 vs. 20220

Date: Sep 12, 2019

Question:

Our physician performed a CT-guided core biopsy of the right S1 pedicle soft tissue mass. The soft tissue mass eroded the right S1 pedicle yielding fragmented cores. Would this be coded 20206 instead of 20220?

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