AMA CPT® Assistant - 1997 Issue 4 (April)

A Brief Review on Reporting Clinical Pathology Consultation Services (April 1997)

April 1997 page 9 Coding Communication A Brief Review on Reporting Clinical Pathology Consultation Services The clinical pathology consultation services codes are similar to the other CPT consultation codes in that they describe physician pathology services provided at the request of another physician of the same or another facility or institution. The clinical pathology consultation services codes reflect the pathology service rendered, and are reported if the services are performed:     at the request of the attending physician of the same or another institution relevant to test result(s) requiring further medical interpretation;     for consultation and report on material referred from...

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