Laboratory Test Directory

Synonym: Outside Slide Review

CPT4 Code: 88321

Test Includes: Consultation on referred material.

Applies To: Microscopic slides and/or paraffin blocks prepared elsewhere.

Lab: Surgical Pathology

Request Form: Surgical Pathology Laboratory Tissue Consultation Requisition Form 86.

Causes For Rejection: Incomplete forms; damaged slides and/or blocks.

Availability: Deliver to Surgical Pathology, Room 2.180, John Sealy Annex, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Turnaround Time: 2 days

Special Instructions: Report from outside hospital or lab must accompany slides. Request form must include ICD-9 code, physician's name, ID code, signature, clinical history and diagnosis.

Specimen: Microscopic slides and/or paraffin blocks prepared elsewhere.

How to Order: Submit outside material with proper form to Surgical Pathology, Room 2.180, John Sealy Annex.

Reviewed by Robert Stewart 6/22/12