RE: [Histonet] CPT Coding question 88342 PIN 4 cocktail

2009-03-11 Thread Della Speranza, Vinnie
sday, March 10, 2009 9:09 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] CPT Coding question 88342 PIN 4 cocktail We started staining prostate needle bxs w/ PIN 4 (triple stain). 1. My understanding is that we can bill for 88342 x 3 (per specimen) if a comment is made on the re

[Histonet] CPT Coding question 88342 PIN 4 cocktail

2009-03-10 Thread Shea's
We started staining prostate needle bxs w/ PIN 4 (triple stain). 1. My understanding is that we can bill for 88342 x 3 (per specimen) if a comment is made on the results of the nuclear staining and cytoplasmic staining of the DAB and the staining of the Vulcan red. The key is documentation in th