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Gross examination is performed without the aid of magnification. Microscopic examination is performed on slides of tissue samples on the microscope.
The CPT Code is 88300 for the surgical pathology; gross examination only
Use CPT 88305 for examination of a kidney biopsy.
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Whenever 'gross' and 'microscopic examination' are used in the procedure it is reported under pathology rather than surgical. Use code 88309
people think brains are gross because of the way they look for they are covered in brain cells and vains which not a pretty sight also people think the model of brains are real.
Nothing less gross !
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In gross anatomy, it's usually fleshy and gray colored, with blood vessels surrounding it.
Lissencephaly was first described by Owen in 1868 and means "smooth brain," which describes the gross appearance of the brain. Microscopically, the brain appears abnormally thick and disorganized
延髓 (Medulla)
Lissencephaly is a neurological disorder of early brain development that leads to the gross appearance of a smooth brain. The malformed brain lacks the characteristic convolutions of the normal cerebral cortex and is abnormally thick