Chapter 4
Section 2.2
General
Surgery
Issue Date: March 11, 2002
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1.0 CPT PROCEDURE CODES
10021, 10022
2.0 DESCRIPTION
This subsection conforms to
the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Manual, which relocated procedure
codes that were located in the Pathology and Laboratory section
of the CPT Manual.
3.0 POLICY
Fine needle aspiration, with
or without imaging guidance, is covered.
Note: For fine needle aspiration,
use CPT procedure code 10021. For image guided breast biopsy, see
CPT procedure codes 19102, 19103, 10022.
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