| CONSULT ON REFERRED SLIDES (98321) | |
|---|---|
| Test Mnemonic: | |
| Specimen Requirements: | Report from outside hospital or lab must accompany slides. Request must include physician's name, ID number, signature, clinical history and diagnosis. If necessary patient demographics to load patient into UTMB system. |
| Test Included: | Consultation on referred material. |
| Collection: | Microscopis slides and/or paraffin blocks prepared at outside facility/hospital. |
| Causes for Rejection: | Damaged slides and or blocks. |
| Reference Range: | |
| Turnaround Time: | 2 days. |
| Methodology: | |
| Performed: | |
| Lab: | Submit outside material with proper form to Surgical Pathology, 2.190 John Sealy Annex, extension 22853. |
| Synonyms: | Outside Slide Review |
| CPT 4 Code: | 88321, 88323 or 88325 |
| When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually. The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-10 code or its verbal equivalent. | |