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Biopsy at time of ablation

Date: May 15, 2023

Question:

Can you please give us a source for not coding the biopsy at the time of an ablation procedure such as renal? It has been mentioned at seminars not to code for the biopsy if the ablation procedure is planned, but there is no edit and clients are questioning.

Question ID : 18806
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