Lymph Node Biopsy

Question:

I took out 3 deep cervical nodes for biopsy on the left side. Can I bill 38510 x 3?

Answer:

No – you’d report 38510 once for any number of nodes removed from the same incision.

*This response is based on the best information available as of 07/09/20.

 
 
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