Assertion: core biopsy | /r/HasProperty | performed
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text: Core biopsy may be performed when a suspicious lump is found, for example a breast lump or enlarged lymph node, or if an abnormality is detected on an imaging test such as x-ray, ultrasound or mammography.
text: Most core biopsies are performed when a mammogram or ultrasound shows an abnormality in the breast, not for something discovered in a physical or self-breast exam.
text: The advice for 2019 differs from the guidance in prior versions of the NCCI manual, which allowed reporting of both the FNA and core biopsy of the same lesion when the FNA started as non-diagnostic, turned diagnostic, and resulted in a core biopsy being performed.