Pathology and laboratory · CPT and work RVUs

Pathology and laboratory wRVU table.

The procedure codes a laboratory practice bills, with the work RVU from the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule and the global period, and the office visit codes every practice shares.

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A dash means no work RVU is listed on this page; confirm against the current file.

Pathology and laboratory procedures.

CPT and HCPCS codes with the work RVU from the 2025 CMS Physician Fee Schedule and the CMS global period. A dash means no work RVU is listed here; CLFS means the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule applies. Confirm against the current file before billing; nothing here is billing advice.

Pathology and laboratory CPT codes with work RVU and global period
Code	Description	Work RVU	Global
`88302`	Surgical pathology, level II, gross and microscopic	0.13	XXX
`88304`	Surgical pathology, level III, gross and microscopic	0.22	XXX
`88305`	Surgical pathology, level IV, gross and microscopic (skin, colon polyp, cervical biopsy)	0.75	XXX
`88307`	Surgical pathology, level V, gross and microscopic	1.59	XXX
`88309`	Surgical pathology, level VI, gross and microscopic	2.28	XXX
`88312`	Special stain, group I, for microorganisms	0.54	XXX
`88313`	Special stain, group II, all other	—	XXX
`88342`	Immunohistochemistry, first single antibody stain procedure, per specimen	0.70	XXX
`88341`	Immunohistochemistry, each additional single antibody stain procedure (add-on)	—	ZZZ
`88331`	Pathology consultation during surgery, first tissue block with frozen section	1.19	XXX
`88332`	Pathology consultation during surgery, each additional tissue block (add-on)	0.59	ZZZ
`88112`	Cytopathology, selective cellular enhancement technique (liquid-based), except cervical	0.56	XXX
`88141`	Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal, requiring interpretation by physician	0.42	XXX
`88173`	Cytopathology, evaluation of fine needle aspirate, interpretation and report	—	XXX
`36415`	Collection of venous blood by venipuncture	CLFS	XXX
`80053`	Comprehensive metabolic panel	CLFS	XXX
`85025`	Complete blood count with automated differential	CLFS	XXX
`80061`	Lipid panel	CLFS	XXX
`83036`	Hemoglobin A1c	CLFS	XXX
`84443`	Thyroid stimulating hormone	CLFS	XXX
`81001`	Urinalysis, automated, with microscopy	CLFS	XXX
`87086`	Urine culture, quantitative colony count	CLFS	XXX
`87880`	Rapid strep A test	CLFS	XXX

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Office and outpatient E/M codes with work RVU
Code	Description	Work RVU	Global
`99202`	Office visit, new patient, straightforward medical decision making or 15-29 minutes	0.93	XXX
`99203`	Office visit, new patient, low complexity or 30-44 minutes	1.60	XXX
`99204`	Office visit, new patient, moderate complexity or 45-59 minutes	2.60	XXX
`99205`	Office visit, new patient, high complexity or 60-74 minutes	3.50	XXX
`99211`	Office visit, established patient, may not require a physician	0.18	XXX
`99212`	Office visit, established patient, straightforward or 10-19 minutes	0.70	XXX
`99213`	Office visit, established patient, low complexity or 20-29 minutes	1.30	XXX
`99214`	Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity or 30-39 minutes	1.92	XXX
`99215`	Office visit, established patient, high complexity or 40-54 minutes	2.80	XXX
`G2211`	Visit complexity add-on for a longitudinal relationship (Medicare, with 99202-99215)	0.33	ZZZ
`99024`	Post-operative follow-up visit included in the global package (report for tracking; no separate payment)	n/a	XXX

XXX: No global period: the concept does not apply (E/M, imaging, laboratory).
ZZZ: Add-on code: it takes the global period of the primary procedure it is reported with.

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