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Medical Coding

Category - Laboratory and Pathology

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An forensic pathologist performed a gross post=mortem examination on a stillborn infant. The exam included the infant’s brain, but did not include the infant’s spinal cord. How should the pathologist code for this service?
  1. 88005
  2. 88012
  3. 88025
  4. 88014
Explanation
Answer: D - The pathologist should code for this service using code 88014 (Necropsy, Gross Examination Only; Stillborn or Newborn with Brain). Code 88025 is not correct because it refers to gross and microscopic examinations, whereas, in this case, the pathologist only performed a gross examination. Codes 88005 and 88012 are also incorrect because they do not refer to the examination of a stillborn infant.
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