CPT^® 88365, Under Surgical Pathology Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 88365 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Surgical Pathology Procedures.

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The lab analyst applies an initial in situ hybridization single probe stain on a slide or slides prepared from a single patient specimen, such as tumor tissue. Then a qualified provider, typically a pathologist, qualitatively interprets the stained slides to provide a pathologic diagnosis.

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