CPT codes Flashcards

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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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88180

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Flow cytometry; each cell surface marker

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88182

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Flow cytometry; cell cycle or DNA analysis

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88199

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Unlisted cytopathology procedure

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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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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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88329
Pathology consultation during surgery
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88331
Pathology consultation during surgery; first tissue block, with frozen section(s), single specimen
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88332
Pathology consultation during surgery; each additional tissue block with frozen section(s)
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88342
Immunohistochemistry, tissue study, each antibody
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88346
Immunofluorescent study, each antibody; direct method
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88347
Immunofluorescent study, each antibody; indirect method
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88348
Electron microscopy; diagnostic
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88349
Electron microscopy; scanning
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88355
Morphometric analysis; skeletal muscle
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88356
Morphometric analysis; nerve
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88358
Morphometric analysis; tumor
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88362
Nerve teasing preparations
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88365
Tissue in-situ hybridization, interpretation and report
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88371
Protein analysis of tissue by Western blot, with interpretation and report
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88372
Protein analysis of tissue by Western blot, with interpretation and report; immunological probe for band identification
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88399
Unlisted surgical pathology procedure
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Amputation
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
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Appendix
88302 Appendix—incidental 88304 Appendix—other than incidental 88304 Appendix, testis/epididymis
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2 Artery
88304 Artery atheromatous plaque | 88305 Artery biopsy/segment
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2 Axillary tail/axilla
88305 Axillary tail/axilla—lymph node biopsy | 88307 Axillary tail/axilla—lymph nodes regional resection
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3 Bladder
88305 Bladder biopsy 88309 Bladder partial or total resection 88307 Bladder transurethral resection (TUR)
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8 Bone
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
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3 Brain
88307 Brain biopsy 88305 Brain—other than tumor resection or biopsy 88307 Brain tumor resection
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13 Breast
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
88305 Cervical biopsy 88307 Cervical cone/conization/cone biopsy 88305 Cervical cyst/polyp
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Chips (TURB)
``` 88307 Chips (TURB)—bladder 88305 Chips (TURB)—prostate ```
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Colon
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
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Cyst
``` 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
88307 Extremity amputation—non-traumatic 88305 Extremity amputation—traumatic 88309 Extremity disarticulation
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Fallopian tube
88305 Fallopian tube biopsy 88305 Fallopian tube—ectopic pregnancy 88302 Fallopian tube for sterilization
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Femoral head
88305 Femoral head—fracture | 88304 Femoral head—other than fracture
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Finger(s)
``` 88305 Finger(s) amputation—non-traumatic 88302 Finger(s) amputation—traumatic ```
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Gastric
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
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Lung
88305 Lung biopsy—other than wedge biopsy 88309 Lung total, lobe or segmental resection 88305 Lung transbronchial biopsy 88307 Lung wedge biopsy/resection
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Lymph node
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
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Placenta
88305 Placenta—other than third trimester | 88307 Placenta—third trimester
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Scar
88305 Scar - keloid 88305 Scar – skin (tumor excision/re-excision) 88304 Scar – skin (simple/cicatrix) 88304 Scar—soft tissue
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Skin
``` 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) ```
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Small bowel
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
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
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Tonsil
88304 Tonsil and/or adenoids 88305 Tonsil biopsy 88309 Tonsil resection for tumor
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how are lymph nodes classified
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).