The hospital where I work recently acquired a physician’s practice, and we are now sending out and billing for pap smears. For the LabCorp test we are using, the appropriate CPT/HCPCS codes would be 88175/G0145. My question is which code do we use? The CPT or HCPCS code? Are there different situations that would warrant use of one over the other (such as with Medicare patients)? Any help would be appreciated!
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pathology cytology coding LLC
hallo ,
I am varsha gandhi with a start up for coding of surgical pathology and cytology. I have 22+ years of experience in pathology labs. I need help for how to look up for surgical pathology and cytology clients Also any feed back for running the business and advises are well come.
I am CT ASCP and will be CPC
Thanks in advance
Abnornal pap – cytology vs histology Dx code
A provider has asked the following question – There are different codes for follow-up paps when someone has had an abnormal one. There are the abnormal cytology ones R87.610, .611, .612, .613. Then there are the abnormal histology ones – N87.0, N87.1, D06.0, D06.1, D06.9. The question is which one should we bill under when they return for a follow-up pap, and they have had colposcopy (where you have a histology report). The cytology codes, or the histology codes?
Thanks in advance!