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Medical Coding

Category - Laboratory and Pathology

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A pathologist has been requested to consult with general surgery about lymph node findings. He doesn’t know the patient’s medical history or have access to the medical records so this consultation is considered to be limited. What is the correct CPT code for this consultation?

80500
80502
81000
81005

Explanation

Answer: A - 80500 is the correct code for a limited clinical pathology consultation.

Code 80502 is incorrect because this code is for a comprehensive consultation. Codes 81000 and 81005 are incorrect because both of the codes refer to urinalysis testing.

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