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:

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.

Be sure and indicate if this is a Screening (preventative in nature) or 
Diagnostic (signs or symptoms of disease or high risk)Pap Smear. Pencil 
patient name and hospital number on the frosted end of the glass slide.

Methodology:

Manual screening by cytotechnologist under physician supervision.

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

See Additional Information:
Pap Test Coding and Billing