AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 7 (July)

Pathology and Laboratory: Surgical Pathology (July 2005)

July 2005 page 13 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology, 88305 (Q&A), Surgical Question If three cell blocks are prepared from a single pleural fluid sample, is it appropriate to report three units of 88305, Level IVSurgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination for a cell block, any source? AMA Comment No, the unit of service for a cell block--88305--is the specimen. Just as the number of blocks is irrelevant to the units of service for any specimen, the unit of service (in this case 88305) for a single pleural fluid specimen is not multiplied irrespective of the number of...

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