AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 12 (December)

Pathology and Laboratory (December 2002)

December 2002 page 10c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology and Laboratory, 88321-88325 (Q&A) Question If a pathologist compares slides and reports from a mastectomy performed in 1998, slides from a colectomy and liver biopsy performed in 2000, along with slides from a lymph node biopsy from a third institution for the purpose of assessing the site of origin of recurrent tumor, how should this be reported? AMA Comment Consultations on slides, referred material, and record and specimen review should be reported using codes 88321-88325. These codes are reported per unit of service or surgical case. A unit of...

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