# CPT 88112

> Medicare paid $72.32 for CPT 88112 in the office (non-facility) setting and $72.32 in a facility under the Q3 2016 Physician Fee Schedule, effective July 2016. These are the national allowed amounts before the ~2% sequestration cut and before locality (GPCI) adjustment. This price has been unchanged since Q1 2016, when it increased 11.2%.

## What it is

Microscopic examination of cells collected from somewhere other than the cervix or vagina - fluid drawn from around a lung or from the abdomen, urine, or a washing or brushing from an airway or duct. The specimen goes through a concentrating preparation that strips away blood and debris and lays the cells down in a thin, even layer, which makes abnormal cells far easier to pick out than on a simple smeared slide. The pathologist's examination and written interpretation are part of the service.

## Selected release

- Release: Q3 2016 (2016 C)
- Effective: July 1 – September 30, 2016
- Status indicator: A
- Office (non-facility) national allowed amount: $72.32
- Facility national allowed amount: $72.32
- Sequestration: not applied

## RVUs and formula

- Work RVU: 0.56
- Office (non-facility) practice expense RVU: 1.44
- Facility practice expense RVU: 1.44
- Malpractice RVU: 0.02
- Conversion factor: 35.8043
- Formula: `(work_rvu × work_gpci + pe_rvu × pe_gpci + mp_rvu × mp_gpci) × conversion_factor`

## Source and citation

- Source: Physician relative value file (Q3 2016)
- CMS file: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/physicianfeesched/downloads/rvu16c.zip
- Parsed file: PPRRVU16_V0517.csv, row 14,421
- Canonical page: https://localishealth.com/cpt/88112/2016/A
- Release-specific citation URL: https://localishealth.com/cpt/88112/2016/C
- Last significant update: 2026-08-04T03:06:56+00:00