AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 6 (June)
Pathology and Laboratory: Surgical Pathology (Q&A) (June 2015)
June 2015 page 11 Pathology and Laboratory: Surgical Pathology Question: May multiple units of code 88344, Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; each multiplex antibody stain procedure, be reported? The parenthetical note after code 88344 seems to indicate that multiple units may be reported, ie, one for each multiplex antibody stain procedure. Answer: Yes, code 88344 may be reported once for each multiplex antibody stain procedure per specimen. The unit of service for this family of services is the antibody stain procedure per specimen (ie, the single antibody stain procedure or the multiplex antibody stain procedure). In addition, several parenthetical...
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