AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 5 (May)
Integumentary System/Surgery (May 2004)
May 2004 page 14 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Integumentary System, 17310 (Q&A) Question Can code 17310 be reported more than once for each specimen examined beyond the first five specimens? AMA Comment In CPT 2003, code 17310 was changed to an add-on code and the descriptor revised to clarify that this code is reported once for each additional specimen excised, prepared, and examined beyond the first five specimens reported with codes 17304-17307. This revision provides consistency with the descriptor language currently found in other surgical pathology code descriptors, with each additional specimen reported separately to reflect the additional...
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