Ethical dilemma of billing for pathology of cosmetically removed skin lesions

Neelesh P Jain; Christian Gronbeck; Albert E Zhou; Jane M Grant-Kels; Hao Feng

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2024.01.024

Ethical dilemma of billing for pathology of cosmetically removed skin lesions

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2025 May;92(5):1179-1180. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.01.024. Epub 2024 Jan 28.

Authors

Neelesh P Jain¹, Christian Gronbeck¹, Albert E Zhou¹, Jane M Grant-Kels², Hao Feng³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut; Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
³ Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut. Electronic address: haofeng625@gmail.com.

PMID: 38286274
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.01.024

No abstract available

Keywords: autonomy; beneficence; benign neoplasm; benign nevus; ethics; health care costs; health insurance; justice; nonmaleficence; skin biopsy; skin cancer.

Publication types

Letter