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TRICARE Policy Manual 6010.60-M, April 1, 2015
Surgery
Chapter 4
Section 2.2
General Surgery
Issue Date:  March 11, 2002
Authority:  32 CFR 199.4(c)(2)
Copyright:  CPT only © 2006 American Medical Association (or such other date of publication of CPT). All Rights Reserved.
Revision:  
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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