Basic Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding 2018

Basic Current Procedural Terminology and HCPCS Coding 2018 Edition Chapter 6: Pathology and Laboratory Services © 2018 American Health Information Management © 2018 American Health Information. Association Management Association

Pathology and Laboratory • 8 xxxx codes • Major Subsections – Organ/disease panels – Urinalysis – Chemistry – Pathology 2 © 2018 American Health Information Management Association

Organ or Disease-Oriented Panels • Tests bundled into one code • Example: 80051 Electrolyte panel includes the following tests: Carbon dioxide (82374); Chloride (82435); Potassium (84132); Sodium (84295) 3 © 2018 American Health Information Management Association

Surgical Pathology (88300– 88309) Code assigned by specimen Example: 88300 Level I- Surgical pathology, gross examination only 88305 Level IV- Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination 4 © 2018 American Health Information Management Association

Molecular Pathology • Gene-Specific and Genomic Procedures o Tier 1 and Tier 2 Procedures • Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses 5 © 2018 American Health Information Management Association

New in 2018: Proprietary Laboratory Analyses • U codes • Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory Test (ADLTs) • Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (CDLTs) © 2018 American Health Information Management Association