CPT^® 88173, Under FNA Cytopathology Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88173 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - FNA Cytopathology Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to analyze a cytopathology specimen from a fine needle aspirate and then interprets and reports the results.

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FNA/FNAB - Can you bill 88173 and 88305 if no cell block was created but tissue was submitted

Hi [USER=62550]RobynKing[/USER], Please simply never apologize if you need help. I'd rather have you just say "Dana - say would you taking a peek at this and tell me if I am tackling the coding correc... [ Read More ]

FNA/FNAB - Can you bill 88173 and 88305 if no cell block was created but tissue was submitted

Question please. I know this thread is old but I need help. Do we always use the 88172 and the 88173 for every case? I have always used those two with 88104 and never had a problem. Now Medicare Adva... [ Read More ]

88305 and 88112 Together?

[HEADING=3][USER=987]dballard2004[/USER],[/HEADING] Thin preps (88112) are typically what I see when a thin prep (88112) and cell block (88305) are performed together at one of the facilities that I r... [ Read More ]

88112 vs 88305

Good evening, a cell block can be billed as an adjunct preparation, granted with proper documentation. Below is a snip it from the Path handbook. Cell Block, Any Source (88305). The term refers to a ... [ Read More ]

CPT CODE 88173/88104

Hi ShariZ, Cytology can be a quite a beast to code. I am so grateful my first pathology (pathologists) team took me under their wing and allowed me to ask a pile of questions. I will do best to summ... [ Read More ]

CPT CODE 88173/88104

I need to see if anyone else doing this. We receive a Thyroid FNA samples in our lab in one of two ways: Scenario #1 Sample comes from the facility with prepared slides AND a Thinprep vial containi... [ Read More ]

Billing to Medicare for physician fee schedule

Example would be: 1) Pt had lab services done for UA reflex w/ culture, and non-gyn cytology, we billed to Medicare with Dx code N390 and CPT code used 88173 used with modifier 90. (CPT is under phys... [ Read More ]

Billing to Medicare for physician fee schedule

I would like to ask for help if someone can please explain: For the CPT codes 88112, 88113, 88173, 88304, 88305 how do we bill for these codes?... [ Read More ]

FNA/FNAB - Can you bill 88173 and 88305 if no cell block was created but tissue was submitted

Hi [USER=285843]llg2020,[/USER] Cytology coding can be very confusing at times, but I may be able to help. Needle core biopsies do occur all the time. If a true fine needle aspiration did occur; ... [ Read More ]

FNA/FNAB - Can you bill 88173 and 88305 if no cell block was created but tissue was submitted cytopathology fna fna adequacy fnab fnb path consult pathology

Hi there! I have a pathology coding question that I'm hoping you can help get answered. Can you bill an 88305 and an 88172 if a cell block wasn't created but tissue was submitted for microscopic e... [ Read More ]

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