The CPT Code is 88300 for the surgical pathology; gross examination only
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Whenever 'gross' and 'microscopic examination' are used in the procedure it is reported under pathology rather than surgical. Use code 88309
Normal results are no abnormalities seen on gross examination of the specimen(s) or under the microscope after tissue preparation
Gross examination is performed without the aid of magnification. Microscopic examination is performed on slides of tissue samples on the microscope.
The term for visible with the unaided (naked) eye is "gross", as in gross anatomy.
Use CPT 88305 for examination of a kidney biopsy.
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Standard Operating Procedure grossed $228,830 worldwide.
Standard Operating Procedure grossed $228,830 in the domestic market.
Biopsy is the process of removing tissue from patients for diagnostic examination or a specimen thus obtained. Excision biopsy is the excision of tissue for gross and microscopic examination in such a manner that the entire lesion is removed. ( excision is the act of cutting out; the surgical removal of part or all of a structure or organ.)
That sample which consists of several portions.It may be pure or impure.It may be heterogeneous or homogeneous.
88305 is a CPT pathology and laboratory code for: Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination (of the defined specimens listed).