One of the two smallest sections of CPT Category I, the Pathology and Laboratory section contains codes for the numerous medical tests specialist perform to determine the cause of a patient's condition. This may include blood tests, drug tests, urinalysis, hematology, and a variety of other assessments.
Anatomic Pathology codes (88000-88099) report examination of body fluids or tissues in postmortem (after death) examination. Postmortem examination involves the completion of gross, microscopic, and limited autopsies.
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Pathology and Laboratory Procedures 80047-89398 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.
They are divided into six sections: Evaluation and Management, Anesthesia, Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, and Medicine.