Pap Smear
| Order Form: | Anatomic Pathology Consult Requisition |
Specimen:
Cervical/Vaginal Smear
Minimum:
1 smear; fix immediately (without air-drying) with spray fixative.
Analytic Time:
5 working days
Reference Range:
Normal result is: Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy.
Comments:
Please print, complete and submit the Advance Beneficiary
Notice (ABN) along with the Cytopathology Requisition before
shipping the specimen.
Methodology:
Manual screening by cytotechnologist under physician supervision.
Instructions:
The requisition with complete patient history must accompany the
specimen: Provide age, last menstrual period, type of hormones being
received, IUD, abnormal bleeding, previous abnormal smears,
chemotherapy and/or radiation.
Pencil patient's name and hospital number on the frosted end of the
glass slide.
CPT Code:
Screening Pap Smear HCPCS codes: P3000 (technical)
P3001 (physician code if abnormal)
Diagnostic Pap Smear CPT codes: 88164 (technical)
88141 (physician code if abnormal)
See also:
Pap Test-Liquid Based Collection, Cervical/Endocervical/Vaginal Cells in Fluid Collection Media
Pap Test-Liquid Based Collection, Cervical/Endocervical/Vaginal Cells in Fluid Collection Media