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FNA billed with core biopsy, same lesion, same image guidance

Date: Jan 15, 2021

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Per AMA we can bill both core biopsy and FNA aspiration same lesion for 2021. If liver core biopsy done with ultrasound guidance and FNA aspiration same lesion under ultrasound guidance done also (same image guidance), can we bill 47000 and 10005-59, no 76942?

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