CPT^® 88358, Under Surgical Pathology Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88358 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Pathology Procedures.

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The clinician, typically a pathologist, performs a morphometric analysis of a tumor to evaluate the DNA ploidy, which is the chromosome content, of the tumor cells, as well as size, shape, and other features.

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