CPT Knowledgebase - Jan 11, 2016

Is it appropriate to report CPT code 88172, Cytopathology, evaluation of fine needle aspirate; immediate cytohistologic study to determine adequacy for diagnosis, first evaluation episode, each site, for each additional pass during an operative episode when a repeat immediate evaluation was performed on subsequent cytologic material from the same site?

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