CPT^® 88329, Under Surgical Pathology Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88329 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Pathology Procedures.

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A pathologist provides a consultation during surgery to assist the surgeon in evaluating a specimen or advising on a course of action.

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Brain Biopsy

Per NCCI Manual Chapter 10: The unit of service for gross and microscopic surgical pathology (CPT codes 88300-88309), pathology consultation during surgery (CPT codes 88329, 88331, 88333), electron mi... [ Read More ]

Pathology Consultations

[SIZE=2][FONT=arial narrow]80500 - [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=arial narrow]A limited clinical pathology consultation is a service rendered by a pathologist to provide addit... [ Read More ]

Pathology Consultations

I would like clarification on when Clinical Pathology Consultations (80500 and 80502) would be used and when 88329-88332 would be used. Thank you for your help!... [ Read More ]

Consultation during surgery 88329-88332

Can these codes be reported by the same provider performing the surgery? I often see surgeons report these as they are stating they did the pathology themselves. I would think a consultation is someon... [ Read More ]

Code 88300 for sendouts

I will assist as best I can, but on this question, I would appreciate input from others. I've read through Padget's handbook and did some Internet research. I've been coding pathology for 6 years, but... [ Read More ]

Touch preps (for adequacy only)

Touch preps are only chargeable per the CPT definition if they are performed as part of an intraoperative path consult (See 88329-88334). Since that would have been done by the hospital's pathologist ... [ Read More ]

Adequacy assessment

[QUOTE="aleigh, post: 399446, member: 170523"]Hi there, our pathologists are performing microscopic adequacy assessment on kidney biopsies to let a radiologist know if sufficient glomeruli are present... [ Read More ]

Adequacy assessment

Hi there, our pathologists are performing microscopic adequacy assessment on kidney biopsies to let a radiologist know if sufficient glomeruli are present or not. Are they able to charge 88329 for thi... [ Read More ]

Billing Consultation code 88329 multiple times consultation pathology pathology consult

The provider submitted a surgical pathology report showing that 8 specimens were obtained and examined during a surgical procedure. The provider is billing CPT 88329 a total of 8 times for the same da... [ Read More ]

88329

Here is a link to the information on what need to be done to be able to use that code. If its merely collecting the specimen and putting it in a jar no you cannot bill this code. Criteria below has to... [ Read More ]

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