AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 3 (March)

Pathology and Laboratory (March 2005)

March 2005 page 16a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology and Laboratory, 88365, 88367, 88368 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate CPT code(s) to use to report Her2-neu FISH analysis on tissue and cytologic specimens? AMA Comment In situ hybridization (ISH) has rapidly gained acceptance as an important diagnostic and prognostic methodology tool in the assessment of certain cancers and infections. CPT 2005 revised the descriptor for code 88365, In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), each probe, by deleting the word tissue. The descriptor now allows for the code to be used when a physician performs the service on a...

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