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core biopsy lymph node 38505 twice same site

Date: Dec 24, 2022

Question:

I code for a hospital outpatient facility. When a physician performs core needle biopsies of two inguinal lymph nodes on the right side, can we bill code 38505 twice? If not, please explain.

Question ID : 18021
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