CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 2, 2012

A pathologist reviews hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) slides and selects an area of targeted tumor cells for microdissection. The microdissection is performed manually by a technician. Is it appropriate to assign 88381 for this service? If so, does the professional component (PC) portion of the service cover the pathologists selection of targeted tumor cells and PC portion of the service cover the technicians microdissection?

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