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
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