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Discontinued Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Procedure

Date: Jun 22, 2013

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Good afternoon. How would you code the following scenario? Would modifier -73 or -74 be appropriate to report in this instance since this is a radiology procedure? Would the modifier be applied to the RS&I or surgical component or both? "An attempt was made to perform a stereotactic biopsy. The calcifications could not be localized with stereotactic technique. The biopsy could not be performed. The patient understood the explanation. The microcalcifications may have to be biopsied with needle localization technique."

Question ID : 4937
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