HCPCS Code P3001
Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician
Pathology and Laboratory Services
P3001 is a valid 2023 HCPCS code for Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician or just “Screening pap smear by phys” for short, used in Diagnostic laboratory.
| HCPCS Level II Code Pathology and Laboratory Services |
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| HCPCS Code | P3001 |
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| Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
| HCPCS Modifier1 | |
| HCPCS Pricing indicator |
11 - Price established using national RVU's
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| Multiple pricing indicator |
C - Physician interpretation of clinical lab service is priced under physician fee schedule using RVU's, while pricing of lab service is paid under clinical lab fee schedule
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| Coverage code | D - Special coverage instructions apply |
| BETOS2 code | T1G - Lab tests - other (Medicare fee schedule) |
| HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
| Type of service | 5 - Diagnostic laboratory |
| Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2002 |
| Date added | Added Jan 01, 1992 |
| HCPCS Coding Procedures | |
HCPCS Modifiers
In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.
Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment
See also
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HCPCS P3000 · Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, by technician under physician supervision
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HCPCS P7001 · Culture, bacterial, urine; quantitative, sensitivity study
1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).
2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”
