A sentinel lymph node is now coded 88307.  I believe that you should bill one cytokeratin IP stain (88342) per separately submitted or identified specimen.  Anyone who bills more than one cytokeratin on the same specimen looking for metastatic disease is abusing the system.

R. Cartun

>>> "Weems, Joyce"  01/10/02 02:50PM >>>
One more time - were any changes made for the new year regarding billing? Is
the charge for immunos one charge per antibody per specimen? Thanks for your
help, j:>)

Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta