CPT^® 88177, Under FNA Cytopathology Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88177 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - FNA Cytopathology Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to analyze a cytopathology specimen from a fine needle aspirate to determine immediately whether a satisfactory sample is present to allow for diagnosis; this code is for each separate additional evaluation episode after the first on the same site.

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Use of CPT 88172 and 88177

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Fna 88177

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FNA Multiple Bilateral Thyroid Nodules

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FNA Multiple Bilateral Thyroid Nodules

[QUOTE="prabha, post: 67828, member: 34053"]Since seperate access site is not clearly mentioned, I think we can code code this once for left side and once for right side as, 10022 76942-26 ... [ Read More ]

Fna 88172 88173 88177

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