CPT code 88141: Pap interpretation, physician interpretation and report2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Baltimore area, MD

In Baltimore area, MD, Medicare pays $25.38 for 88141 in the office and $25.38 when it’s performed in a hospital or facility.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 88141 covers

A cytopathologist or other qualified physician reviews cervical or vaginal cytology slides and documents an interpretation in a report. The service may follow laboratory screening that identifies atypical or abnormal findings, or be performed when a clinician requests physician-level review. It is generally performed in a cytology laboratory supporting office, hospital, or other clinical testing settings.

Report 88141 for the physician’s interpretive work and report, not for specimen collection, slide preparation, or screening alone. Documentation should identify the material reviewed, the interpretive findings, and the physician’s report. CMS classifies this as a professional-component-only code; a separate code covers the technical portion of the cytology service. It may be reported with an applicable cervical or vaginal cytology screening service when the physician interpretation is separately performed and documented.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Baltimore area, MD compares for 88141

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 88141 runs from $21.72 in Arkansas to $31.60 in San Benito County, CA. Baltimore area, MD pays $25.38. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 88141 rate is calculated

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Payment rules and modifiers for 88141

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Codes related to 88141

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How 88141 has changed in Baltimore area, MD

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Where the Baltimore area, MD rate applies

Baltimore area, MD is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 100 cities and communities in Maryland. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Baltimore
• Aberdeen
• Aberdeen Proving Ground
• Abingdon
• Annapolis
• Annapolis Neck
• Arbutus
• Arden on the Severn

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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