Prostate saturation biopsy

Prostate saturation biopsy typically entails 40–80 core samples taken from the prostate under general anesthesia.Summary of Fee Schedule Policies, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2009. This technique is used on certain high-risk patients, typically with elevated prostate specific antigen levels, abnormal findings on previous biopsies, or abnormal rectal examinations.Pathology Service Associates: New HCPCS: Prostate Saturation Biopsies, 2012

See also Prostate biopsy

References