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Aspiration Biopsy

Date: Aug 14, 2014

Question:

If my note only states “aspiration biopsy” and not "fine needle aspiration", would you code it with a fine needle aspiration code or a biopsy code? Does the note have to be specific enough to state that a fine needle was used?

Question ID : 5965
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