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Choose FISH as PhD or MD Service

Published on Fri Jun 06, 2014

Question: If we perform FISH aneuploidy +13, +18, +21, X, Y for a paraffin-embedded tissue specimen and a pathologist signs out the test, should we use the 88275 or 88367 codes based on the specimen type? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: There is no restriction for using 88271-88275 (Molecular cytogenetics …) versus 88365-88368 (… in situ hybridization …) for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) [...]
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