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88300

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Level I - Surgical pathology, gross examination only

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88104

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Cytopathology, fluids, washings, or brushings, except cervical or vaginal; smears with
interpretation

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88106

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Cytopathology, fluids, washings, or brushings, except cervical or vaginal; filter method
only with interpretation

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88107

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Cytopathology, fluids, washings, or brushings, except cervical or vaginal; smears and
filter preparation with interpretation

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88108

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Cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (e.g., Saccomanno

technique) (For interpretation of smear, use 88104; for cell block interpretation, use
88305. )

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88125

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Cytopathology, forensic (e.g., sperm)

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88130

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Sex chromatin identification; Barr bodies

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88140

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Sex chromatin identification; peripheral blood smear, polymorphonuclear drumsticks

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88170

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Fine-needle aspiration with or without preparation of smears; superficial tissue (e.g.,
thyroid, breast, prostate)

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88171

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Fine-needle aspiration with or without preparation of smears; deep tissue under
radiologic guidance (e.g., lung, liver, pancreas, abdominal or retroperitoneal mass)
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88172

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Evaluation of fine-needle aspirate with or without preparation of smears; immediate
cytohistologic study to determine adequacy of specimen(s)

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88173

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Evaluation of fine-needle aspirate with or without preparation of smears; interpretation
and report

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13
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88180

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Flow cytometry; each cell surface marker

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14
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88182

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Flow cytometry; cell cycle or DNA analysis

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15
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88199

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Unlisted cytopathology procedure

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16
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88311

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Decalcification procedure (List separately in addition to code for surgical pathology
examination.)
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88312

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Special stains (List separately in addition to code for surgical pathology examination);
Group I for microorganisms (e.g., Gridley, acid-fast, methenamine silver), each
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88313

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Group II, all other (iron, trichrome), except immunohistochemistry stains, each

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88314

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Special stains (List separately in addition to code for surgical pathology examination);
histochemical staining with frozen section(s)
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20
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88318

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Determinative histochemistry to identify chemical components (e.g., copper, zinc)

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88319

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Determinative histochemistry of cytochemistry to identify enzyme constituents, each
(e.g., NADH, Leder, myeloperoxidase, esterase, alkaline phosphatase)

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88321

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Consultation and report on referred slides prepared elsewhere

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88323

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Consultation and report on referred material requiring preparation of slides

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88325

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Consultation, comprehensive, with review of records and specimens, with report on
referred material

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25
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88329

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Pathology consultation during surgery

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26
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88331

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Pathology consultation during surgery; first tissue block, with frozen section(s), single
specimen

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88332

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Pathology consultation during surgery; each additional tissue block with frozen
section(s)

28
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88342

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Immunohistochemistry, tissue study, each antibody

29
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88346

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Immunofluorescent study, each antibody; direct method

30
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88347

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Immunofluorescent study, each antibody; indirect method

31
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88348

A

Electron microscopy; diagnostic

32
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88349

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Electron microscopy; scanning

33
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88355

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Morphometric analysis; skeletal muscle

34
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88356

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Morphometric analysis; nerve

35
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88358

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Morphometric analysis; tumor

36
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88362

A

Nerve teasing preparations

37
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88365

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Tissue in-situ hybridization, interpretation and report

38
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88371

A

Protein analysis of tissue by Western blot, with interpretation and report

39
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88372

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Protein analysis of tissue by Western blot, with interpretation and report; immunological
probe for band identification

40
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88399

A

Unlisted surgical pathology procedure

41
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Amputation

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88309 Amputation—extremity disarticulation
88307 Amputation—extremity, non-traumatic
88305 Amputation—extremity, traumatic
88305 Amputation—finger(s) or toe(s), non-traumatic
88302 Amputation—finger(s) or toe(s), traumatic

42
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Appendix

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88302 Appendix—incidental
88304 Appendix—other than incidental
88304 Appendix, testis/epididymis

43
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2 Artery

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88304 Artery atheromatous plaque

88305 Artery biopsy/segment

44
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2 Axillary tail/axilla

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88305 Axillary tail/axilla—lymph node biopsy

88307 Axillary tail/axilla—lymph nodes regional resection

45
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3 Bladder

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88305 Bladder biopsy
88309 Bladder partial or total resection
88307 Bladder transurethral resection (TUR)

46
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8 Bone

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88307 Bone (except bone marrow) biopsy or curetting
88307 Bone cyst
88305 Bone exostosis
88304 Bone fragment(s)—other than pathologic fracture
88307 Bone fragment(s)—pathologic fracture
88305 Bone marrow biopsy
88305 Bone marrow particle clot
88309 Bone resection

47
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3 Brain

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88307 Brain biopsy
88305 Brain—other than tumor resection or biopsy
88307 Brain tumor resection

48
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13 Breast

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88305 Breast needle core tissue biopsy
88305 Breast reduction mammoplasty
88305 Breast biopsy, without margin exam
88305 Breast, excision of discrete lesion (eg. fibroadenoma)
88305 Breast, incisional biopsy
88307 Breast, lumpectomy
88307 Breast mastectomy-partial or simple w/o lymph nodes
88307 Breast, excision of lesion, with margin exam
88307 Breast, quadrantectomy
88307 Breast, segmentectomy
88307 Breast, tylectomy
88309 Breast mastectomy-radical/modified radical
88309 Breast mastectomy-simple with lymph nodes

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Cervical

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88305 Cervical biopsy
88307 Cervical cone/conization/cone biopsy
88305 Cervical cyst/polyp

50
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Chips (TURB)

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88307 Chips (TURB)—bladder
88305 Chips (TURB)—prostate
51
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Colon

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88305 Colon biopsy
88304 Colon colostomy stoma
88304 Colon diverticulum
88305 Colon ―donut‖ (eg, primary tissue for tumor)
88304 Colon ―donut)‖ (eg, primary tissue not for tumor)
88305 Colon polyp
88309 Colon total resection w/or w/o mesenteric lymph nodes
88309 Colon w or w/o mesenteric lymph nodes-segmental resection for tumor
88307 Colon w or w/o mesenteric lymph nodes – segmental resection other than for tumor

52
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Cyst

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88304 Cyst—Bartholin's gland
88307 Cyst - bone
88305 Cyst—brachial/branchial cleft
88304 Cyst—bursa
88305 Cyst—cervix
88305 Cyst—dental/oral
88307 Cyst—dermoid of soft tissue/ovary (eg teratoma)
88304 Cyst – dermoid, skin
88304 Cyst—epidermoid
88304 Cyst—ganglion
88304 Cyst - hydatid
88304 Cyst – mucous retention (salivary)
88307 Cyst, NOS, neoplastic
88305 Cyst, NOS, nonneoplastic
88305 Cyst—odontogenic
88307 Cyst—ovarian, neoplastic
88305 Cyst—ovarian, non-neoplastic
88304 Cyst—paratubal
88304 Cyst—pilonidal
88305 Cyst—sinus
88304 Cyst—skin
88304 Cyst—synovial
88305 Cyst—thyroglossal duct
88307 Dermoid cyst – of soft tissue or ovary (eg teratoma)
88304 Dermoid cyst – skin
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Extremity

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88307 Extremity amputation—non-traumatic
88305 Extremity amputation—traumatic
88309 Extremity disarticulation

54
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Fallopian tube

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88305 Fallopian tube biopsy
88305 Fallopian tube—ectopic pregnancy
88302 Fallopian tube for sterilization

55
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Femoral head

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88305 Femoral head—fracture

88304 Femoral head—other than fracture

56
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Finger(s)

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88305 Finger(s) amputation—non-traumatic
88302 Finger(s) amputation—traumatic
57
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Gastric

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88305 Gastric biopsy
88309 Gastric endoscopic mucosal resection for tumor
88305 Gastric polyp
88309 Gastric subtotal or total resection for tumor
88307 Gastric subtotal/total resection other than for tumor

58
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Lung

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88305 Lung biopsy—other than wedge biopsy
88309 Lung total, lobe or segmental resection
88305 Lung transbronchial biopsy
88307 Lung wedge biopsy/resection

59
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Lymph node

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88305 Lymph node biopsy (needle or incisional)
88307 Lymph node for lymphoma workup (see chapter 5)
88307 Lymph nodes regional resection
88307 Lymph node, sentinel

60
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Placenta

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88305 Placenta—other than third trimester

88307 Placenta—third trimester

61
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Scar

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88305 Scar - keloid
88305 Scar – skin (tumor excision/re-excision)
88304 Scar – skin (simple/cicatrix)
88304 Scar—soft tissue

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Skin

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88304 Skin cyst, tag or debridement
88305 Skin-other than cyst/tag/debridement/plastic repair
88302 Skin—plastic repair
88304 Skin polyp
88305 Skin pseudocyst
88305 Skin, wart (eg, verruca vulgaris)
63
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Small bowel

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88304 Small bowel diverticulum
88305 Small bowel polyp
88305 Small intestine biopsy
88309 Small intestine resection for tumor
88307 Small intestine resection other than for tumor

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Soft tissue

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88305 Soft tissue (except mass), biopsy/simple excision
88304 Soft tissue debridement
88304 Soft tissue lipoma
88307 Soft tissue mass (not lipoma) biopsy, simple excision
88305 Soft tissue other than tumor/mass/lipoma/ debridement
88309 Soft tissue tumor extensive resection

65
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Tonsil

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88304 Tonsil and/or adenoids
88305 Tonsil biopsy
88309 Tonsil resection for tumor

66
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how are lymph nodes classified

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Two or more lymph nodes from the same anatomic site constitute a ―regional resection‖ for charge classification. A single lymph node is classified as a ―lymph node biopsy‖ (88305), unless it is a designated ―sentinel lymph node‖ (88307) or a node for lymphoma study (see next point).

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