CPT Codes For Surgical Pathology Procedures

Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for surgical pathology procedures.

CPT Code 88300

CPT 88300 describes Level I Surgical pathology services that include gross examination only.

CPT Code 88312

CPT 88312 describes a special stain, including interpretation and report for Group I microorganisms such as acid-fast and methenamine silver.

CPT Code 88313

CPT 88313 describes a special stain, including interpretation and report for Group II, excluding stains for microorganisms, enzyme constituents, or immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry.

CPT Code 88319

CPT 88319 describes a special stain, including interpretation and report for group III enzyme constituents.

CPT Code 88321

CPT 88321 describes consultation and reporting on referred slides prepared elsewhere.

CPT Code 88323

CPT 88323 describes consultation and preparation of slides from referred material.

CPT Code 88325

CPT 88325 describes a consultation that includes a comprehensive review of records and specimens and a report on referred material.

CPT Code 88329

CPT 88329 describes a pathology consultation performed during surgery.

CPT Code 88331

CPT 88331 describes a pathology consultation during surgery with a first tissue block, including a single specimen’s frozen section(s).

CPT Code 88333

CPT 88333 describes a pathology consultation during surgery, including a cytologic examination for the initial site, such as a touch prep or squash prep.

CPT Code 88342

CPT 88342 describes a single antibody stain procedure per specimen for immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry per specimen.

CPT Code 88344

CPT 88344 describes immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry per specimen with each multiplex antibody stain procedure.

CPT Code 88346

CPT 88346 describes a single antibody stain procedure using immunofluorescence per specimen.

CPT Code 88348

CPT 88348 describes diagnostic electron microscopy.

CPT Code 88355

CPT 88355 describes a morphometric analysis of skeletal muscle.

CPT Code 88356

CPT 88356 describes a morphometric analysis of a nerve.

CPT Code 88358

CPT 88358 describes a morphometric analysis of a tumor, such as DNA ploidy.

CPT Code 88360

CPT 88360 describes a manual single antibody stain procedure for morphometric analysis and tumor immunohistochemistry (e.g., Her-2/neu, estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor), quantitative or semi-quantitative, per specimen.

CPT Code 88361

CPT 88361 describes computer-assisted technology for morphometric analysis, tumor immunohistochemistry (e.g., Her-2/neu, estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor), and quantitative or semi-quantitative single antibody stain procedure per specimen.

CPT Code 88362

CPT 88362 describes teasing nerve preparations.

CPT Code 88363

CPT 88363 describes examining and selecting retrieved archival tissue(s) for molecular analysis, such as KRAS mutational analysis.

CPT Code 88365

CPT 88365 describes an initial single probe stain procedure for in situ hybridization (e.g., FISH) per specimen.

CPT Code 88366

CPT 88366 describes in situ hybridization (e.g., FISH) per specimen with each multiplex probe stain procedure.

CPT Code 88367

CPT 88367 describes using computer-assisted technology to perform a morphometric analysis and a quantitative or semi-quantitative in situ hybridization procedure, with an initial single probe stain procedure, per specimen.

CPT Code 88368

CPT 88368 describes a manual, single-probe stain procedure for morphometric analysis and quantitative or semi-quantitative in situ hybridization per specimen.

CPT Code 88371

CPT 88371 describes the interpretation and report of a protein analysis of tissue by Western Blot.

CPT Code 88372

CPT 88372 describes a protein analysis of tissue by Western Blot with interpretation and report and an immunological probe for band identification for each.

CPT Code 88374

CPT 88374 describes a procedure of morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semi-quantitative) using computer-assisted technology per specimen; each multiplex probe stain procedure.

CPT Code 88375

CPT 88375 describes the interpretation and report of real-time or referred optical endomicroscopic images for each endoscopic session.

CPT Code 88377

CPT 88377 describes a manual morphometric analysis, quantitative or semi-quantitative in situ hybridization procedure, with each multiplex probe stain procedure per specimen.

CPT Code 88380

CPT 88380 describes the sample preparation of microscopically identified targets using microdissection and laser capture.

CPT Code 88381

CPT 88381 describes manual microdissection sample preparation of microscopically identified targets.

CPT Code 88387

CPT 88387 describes macroscopic examination, dissection, and tissue preparation for non-microscopic analytical studies, such as nucleic acid-based molecular studies, each tissue preparation being a single lymph node.

CPT Code 88399

CPT 88399 describes an unlisted surgical pathology procedure.