CPT^® 88150, Under Cytopathology Screening Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88150 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 analyze a cervical or vaginal cytopathology slide manually under a physician’s supervision.

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Pap Only Visits

[QUOTE="taysin93, post: 503970, member: 559234"] 99212 25 88150 [/QUOTE] Thank you!... [ Read More ]

Pap Only Visits

99212 25 88150... [ Read More ]

Modifiers with multiple specimens with multiple IHC stains

Just an FYI, the approved modifier list for G0461 and G0462 are: 26, 52, 59, 90, 91, 99, AR, CR, ET, GA, GC, GR, GY, GZ, KX, Q5, Q6, QJ, QP & TC. ***76*** is not an approved modifier for these code... [ Read More ]

88150 Question

Dear Fellow Coding Professionals, I was reading through prior threads on 88150 and noticed it appears to be a code billed by the laboratory. I have a client that performs their labs in house. What ... [ Read More ]

Preventive and Pap Smear

What about 88150? can that be billed?... [ 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 ]

MEDI-CAL - Well Woman Exam CPT Codes

you charge a preventive E&M you do not charge the 88150 that is for the lab to charge. you use the V72.31 dx code if you also perform a cervical pap you do not add the V76.2 it is inclusive, however ... [ Read More ]

MEDI-CAL - Well Woman Exam CPT Codes

HI ALL, We are based in Southern California, and Medi-Cal is giving us a hard time with the Well Woman Exam codes. G0101 (with Medicare) is not an accepted code. Our best guess was to do an E&M Cod... [ Read More ]

88150

[b]Pass Through Billing[/b] Good Morning Leandra, My name is John, I work for a national clinical lab and you are correct! However, it also depends on whether or not the payer you are billing allow... [ Read More ]

88150

I desperately need some input from someone with experience in path/lab field! We bill for family practice docs and an outside source is telling us that we should be billing 88150 when collecting a pap... [ Read More ]

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