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Fat pad biopsy

Date: Oct 2, 2019

Question:

I was instructed to use CPT codes 20206, 76942 for the fat pad biopsy. This is a sample of the documentation from a radiology report we get: "An image was saved and sent to PACS. 2% lidocaine was used for anesthesia and a dermatotomy incision was made. Multiple fat globules were removed using forceps and placed in formalin and sent to surgical pathology for analysis." Could you please verify the correct coding for this procedure? 

Question ID : 13071
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