Current book and archives back to 2000 Easy-to-read online book format Linked to and from code details
CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 2, 2012
A pathologist reviews hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) slides and selects an area of targeted tumor cells for microdissection. The microdissection is performed manually by a technician. Is it appropriate to assign 88381 for this service? If so, does the professional component (PC) portion of the service cover the pathologists selection of targeted tumor cells and PC portion of the service cover the technicians microdissection?
To view the Official AMA answer and 1000s more like this:
CPT® Knowledge Base is a compendium of real life coding questions asked by the coding community and answered by CPT® coding experts.
Over 2900 questions and authoritative answers from the CPT® professionals at the AMA. Get specific answers to challenging coding questions, and search the knowledge base of others' real world questions.
Access to this feature is available in the following products: