Please note this question was answered in 2023. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
Thyroid bed (soft tissue lesion) percutaneous biopsy
Date: Dec 13, 2023
Question:
Would you code this as 20206/76942 or go with unlisted 20999?
Pre-procedure diagnosis: Right thyroid bed vs. paratracheal nodule
Post-procedure diagnosis: Same
Device: Temno Evolution
Size: 18 Gauge
Passes: 5
Specimen: Surgical pathology
Successful US-guided right thyroid bed / paratracheal nodule biopsy.
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