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HelpTest Code NEUROPET Neuropathology Examination of Tissue
Methodology
Includes a surgical pathology consultation, battery of special stains, and teased nerve fiber analysis.
Specimen Requirements
Nerve biopsy specimen. Prepare and transport specimen.
Note: Include the tentative clinical diagnosis, name
of nerve biopsied, date of biopsy, and indication for nerve
biopsy and forward it with the specimen.
Reference Values
An interpretive report will be provided.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Performing Laboratory
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Test Classification and CPT Coding
88325 - consultation, comprehensive, with review of records and specimens, with report on referred material
The following CPT codes are used for most biopsies when adequate
tissue is provided. Occasionally additional stains may be
required.
88313 x 7 - Congo red, hematoxylin-and-eosin, luxol fast blue
(periodic-acid schiff [PAS]), Masson’s trichrome, methylene
blue, methyl violet, and Turnbull blue stains
88348 - electron microscopy, nerve
88362 - nerve tease biopsy