CPT codes Flashcards
88300
Level I - Surgical pathology, gross examination only
88104
Cytopathology, fluids, washings, or brushings, except cervical or vaginal; smears with
interpretation
88106
Cytopathology, fluids, washings, or brushings, except cervical or vaginal; filter method
only with interpretation
88107
Cytopathology, fluids, washings, or brushings, except cervical or vaginal; smears and
filter preparation with interpretation
88108
Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (e.g., Saccomanno
technique) (For interpretation of smear, use 88104; for cell block interpretation, use
88305. )
88125
Cytopathology, forensic (e.g., sperm)
88130
Sex chromatin identification; Barr bodies
88140
Sex chromatin identification; peripheral blood smear, polymorphonuclear drumsticks
88170
Fine-needle aspiration with or without preparation of smears; superficial tissue (e.g.,
thyroid, breast, prostate)
88171
Fine-needle aspiration with or without preparation of smears; deep tissue under radiologic guidance (e.g., lung, liver, pancreas, abdominal or retroperitoneal mass)
88172
Evaluation of fine-needle aspirate with or without preparation of smears; immediate
cytohistologic study to determine adequacy of specimen(s)
88173
Evaluation of fine-needle aspirate with or without preparation of smears; interpretation
and report
88180
Flow cytometry; each cell surface marker
88182
Flow cytometry; cell cycle or DNA analysis
88199
Unlisted cytopathology procedure
88311
Decalcification procedure (List separately in addition to code for surgical pathology examination.)
88312
Special stains (List separately in addition to code for surgical pathology examination); Group I for microorganisms (e.g., Gridley, acid-fast, methenamine silver), each
88313
Group II, all other (iron, trichrome), except immunohistochemistry stains, each
88314
Special stains (List separately in addition to code for surgical pathology examination); histochemical staining with frozen section(s)
88318
Determinative histochemistry to identify chemical components (e.g., copper, zinc)
88319
Determinative histochemistry of cytochemistry to identify enzyme constituents, each
(e.g., NADH, Leder, myeloperoxidase, esterase, alkaline phosphatase)
88321
Consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere
88323
Consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides
88325
Consultation, comprehensive, with review of records and specimens, with report on
referred material
88329
Pathology consultation during surgery
88331
Pathology consultation during surgery; first tissue block, with frozen section(s), single
specimen