CPT^® 88147, Under Cytopathology Screening Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88147 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Cytopathology Screening Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to screen a cervical or vaginal cytopathology smear under a physician’s supervision. This code is for one screening using an automated system.

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Pap smear

the 88147 is a code for the lab to use for preparing the slides for the pathologist, it is not for the physician office to use.... [ Read More ]

Pap smear

I was taught in a training that I went to a few years ago that an office doing the pap smear collection that a 88147 could be billed along with the preventative code. Can someone please shed some ligh... [ Read More ]

Preventive and Pap Smear

[b]Pap Collection[/b] The following codes are valid for BCBSMS wellness program for a pap smear: 88141-88143 88147 88148 88150 88152-88154 88164-88167 88174 88175 G0123 G0124 G0141 G0143 G0144 G0145... [ Read More ]

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