Quantitative/Semiquantitative IHC:
88360-88361 Use 'Specimen' as Unit of Service
Published on Fri Feb 07, 2014
Only 88342 allows ‘per block.’ Problem: The same immunohistochemistry (IHC) antibody by a different method (qualitative versus quantitative/semiquantitative) requires a different unit of service. That’s the take away message from CPT® 2014 changes that revised 88342 (Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, each separately identifiable antibody per block, cytologic preparation, or hematologic smear; first separately identifiable antibody per slide) but left 88360 (Morphometric [...]