AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 3 (March)
Transcutaneous Procedures / Pathology and Laboratory (March 2003)
March 2003 page 22c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology and Laboratory/Transcutaneous Procedures 88313, 85097 (Q&A) Question Can code 88313 be reported in addition to a nonsurgical pathology procedure code (eg, 85097), or is this add-on code only limited in use to the surgical pathology codes? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, if a special stain is performed in addition to a nonsurgical pathology procedure, then both the special stain and the nonsurgical pathology examination procedure codes should be used to identify the specific services performed. The 88313 code is not intended to be limited in use to...
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