CPT® 0836T, Under Digital Pathology Glass Microscope Slides Digitization Procedures
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 0836T as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Digital Pathology Glass Microscope Slides Digitization Procedures
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Summary
Code +0836T describes clinical staff work performed to scan and digitize whole–slide images from glass microscope slides to use for immediate or later pathologic diagnosis. Report one unit of this add–on code for digitizing slides for one unit of cytopathology code +88177, which describes an additional immediate evaluation episode of a fine needle aspiration (FNA) specimen for adequacy.
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