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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
When multiple organs are biopsied at one sitting, separately code each of these biopsies (e.g. liver, spleen). | *When multiple organs are biopsied at one sitting, separately code each of these biopsies (e.g. liver, spleen). | ||
*This code includes "biopsy" of fluid, such as in tapping a knee or other joint for diagnostic purposes. | |||
**Similarly, it includes such a "fluid biopsy" in the setting of diagnostic peritoneal lavage; we [[List of CCI procedures we don't code | don't code]] therapeutic lavage. | |||
{{CCI Collection Mode}} | {{CCI Collection Mode}} | ||