CPT^® 88331, Under Surgical Pathology Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88331 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Pathology Procedures.

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Pathological, or intraoperative, consultation provides necessary and precise information pertaining to diagnosis and prognosis which aid a surgeon in deciding whether to proceed further or not during surgery.

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Mohs and 88331 performed on same DOS

[QUOTE="sinman0531, post: 490909, member: 605607"] Yeah, even with modifiers we have never been paid on an 88331 performed by the same surgeon on the same day as a Mohs. Even with notes, they always s... [ Read More ]

Mohs and 88331 performed on same DOS

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 490905, member: 5404"] The provider is billing correctly if the 88331 was done prior to the Mohs surgery, but a modifier is needed to prevent the code from denying. There i... [ Read More ]

Mohs and 88331 performed on same DOS

The provider is billing correctly if the 88331 was done prior to the Mohs surgery, but a modifier is needed to prevent the code from denying. There is guidance on this in the CPT book in the sectio... [ Read More ]

Mohs and 88331 performed on same DOS

Hello all, I have one provider that I bill for who has a bad habit of billing 88331 as a separate encounter on the same day he does a Mohs surgery. Of course, it’s never paid because the 88331 is i... [ Read More ]

Need Help.. I am preparing to CPC exam

If we have a scenario like this... Dr. Lee performed an intraoperative consultation on a bile duct tumor requiring frozen section and cytological evaluation to a bladder tumor... How would you report... [ Read More ]

88331 vs 88305

[QUOTE="jleavit2, post: 433478, member: 251979"] [B]88331 = Frozen Section?[/B] This is confusing for our Mohs surgeons too, and I wish I could find something definitive on it. The difference between... [ Read More ]

88331 vs 88305

I don't think the 88331 "consultation" would be the same as an office visit consultation but I certainly could be wrong.... [ Read More ]

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