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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

88334 in Wyoming**

Office / nonfacility

$53.69

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Surgical pathology

About 88334: Additional intraoperative cytology consultation

Reports a pathologist’s intraoperative cytologic evaluation at each additional site after the initial site is examined during surgery.

A pathologist evaluates cytologic material from an additional site during surgery, often using a touch preparation or another rapid preparation to assess material while the procedure is underway. The result can help the surgical team make an immediate decision about the specimen or whether additional tissue is needed. This service is typically performed in connection with an operation, with laboratory staff preparing the material and the pathologist interpreting it.

Report 88334 with 88333 when the pathologist examines cytologic material from an additional site; the initial site is reported with 88333. Documentation should identify the sites examined and support a separate intraoperative evaluation for each additional site, rather than merely counting slides or preparations from one site. CMS classifies 88334 as an add-on billed with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure’s global period. Modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the technical service, and an unmodified claim represents the global service.

CMS billing rules for 88334

Global period
Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.71 · 44%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU0.89 · 55%
  • Malpractice RVU0.01 · 1%

26K

Medicare services in 2024 · #1033 by national volume

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.

88334 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Wyoming**, from the same CMS release.

88333

Surgical cytology

Initial specimen

$87.92

88333 covers the initial cytologic site examined during surgery; 88334 covers each additional site in the same intraoperative consultation.

88331

Frozen section

First block, one specimen

$96.94

88331 reports intraoperative frozen-section examination of the initial tissue block. Choose 88334 when the additional evaluation is cytologic and site-based.

88332

Frozen section

Each additional tissue block

$53.27

88332 is for each additional tissue block examined by frozen section; 88334 is for each additional site evaluated cytologically.

88329

Pathology consult

Gross examination only

$51.76

88329 describes an intraoperative pathology consultation based on gross examination. 88334 applies when the additional intraoperative evaluation is cytologic.

The same code, a different location

How does Wyoming** compare?

88334 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Wyoming** · This locality

    $53.69

  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $60.08

    $6.39 higher than Wyoming**

  3. Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    $60.39

    $6.70 higher than Wyoming**

  4. Miami

    $55.50

    $1.81 higher than Wyoming**

  5. Chicago

    $54.52

    $0.83 higher than Wyoming**

  6. Manhattan

    $60.30

    $6.61 higher than Wyoming**

  7. Alaska*

    $67.42

    $13.73 higher than Wyoming**

Other payment areas listed in Wyoming appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 88334 ranges from $49.42 in Arkansas to $69.37 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 88334

    Office

    $49.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.78 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 88334

    Office

    $49.42

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.27 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 88334

    Office

    $52.81

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.88 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 88334

    Office

    $64.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.87 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 88334

    Office

    $59.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.03 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 88334

    Office

    $57.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.32 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 88334

    Office

    $59.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 88334

    Office

    $59.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.39 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 88334

    Office

    $60.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.47 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 88334

    Office

    $68.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.35 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 88334

    Office

    $68.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.33 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 88334

    Office

    $69.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 88334

    Office

    $69.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.63 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 88334

    Office

    $58.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.47 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 88334

    Office

    $60.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.82 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 88334

    Office

    $59.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.53 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 88334

    Office

    $61.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.42 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 88334

    Office

    $64.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.85 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 88334

    Office

    $56.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 88334

    Office

    $55.89

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.20 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 88334

    Office

    $56.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.92 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 88334

    Office

    $53.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.19 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 88334

    Office

    $54.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.74 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 88334

    Office

    $52.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.05 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 88334

    Office

    $54.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.70 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 88334

    Office

    $50.63

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.06 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 88334

    Office

    $57.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.02 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 88334

    Office

    $51.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 88334

    Office

    $51.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.47 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 88334

    Office

    $51.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.95 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 88334

    Office

    $51.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 88334

    Office

    $55.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.31 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 88334

    Office

    $51.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.26 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 88334

    Office

    $50.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.93 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 88334

    Office

    $50.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.24 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 88334

    Office

    $52.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.62 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 88334

    Office

    $50.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.35 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 88334

    Office

    $60.48

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.79 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 88334

    Office

    $55.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.97 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 88334

    Office

    $56.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.71 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 88334

    Office

    $54.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.65 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 88334

    Office

    $51.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.42 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 88334

    Office

    $53.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 88334

    Office

    $52.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.73 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 88334

    Office

    $51.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.46 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 88334

    Office

    $54.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.71 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 88334

    Office

    $51.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.74 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 88334

    Office

    $52.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.34 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 88334

    Office

    $49.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.03 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 88334

    Office

    $49.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.13 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 88334

    Office

    $53.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.08 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 88334

    Office

    $51.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.03 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 88334

    Office

    $53.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.11 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 88334

    Office

    $51.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.41 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 88334

    Office

    $54.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.26 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 88334

    Office

    $60.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.36 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 88334

    Office

    $57.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 88334

    Office

    $51.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.31 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 88334

    Office

    $53.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.06 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 88334

    Office

    $61.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.51 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 88334

    Office

    $57.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.05 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 88334

    Office

    $60.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.16 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 88334

    Office

    $52.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 88334

    Office

    $51.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.50 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 88334

    Office

    $50.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.17 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 88334

    Office

    $57.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.68 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 88334

    Office

    $53.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 88334

    Office

    $55.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.80 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 88334

    Office

    $51.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.37 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 88334

    Office

    $54.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 88334

    Office

    $55.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.48 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 88334

    Office

    $51.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.22 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 88334

    Office

    $53.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.14 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 88334

    Office

    $50.92

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.77 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $55.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.82 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $51.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.61 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $53.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.07 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $53.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.13 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $53.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.16 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $53.70

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.01 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $53.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.19 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 88334

    Office

    $52.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.46 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 88334

    Office

    $51.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.73 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 88334

    Office

    $53.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.52 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 88334

    Office

    $54.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.41 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 88334

    Office

    $53.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.38 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 88334

    Office

    $55.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.89 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 88334

    Office

    $61.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.96 higher than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 88334

    Office

    $52.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.39 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 88334

    Office

    $50.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.66 lower than Wyoming** for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

88334 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$49.42

$67.42

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$67.421
AL$49.911
AR$49.421
AZ$52.811
CA$56.88–$69.3729
CO$55.891
CT$56.611
DC$60.391
DE$53.501
FL$52.64–$55.503
GA$50.63–$54.392
GU$57.711
HI$57.711
IA$51.051
ID$51.221
IL$51.38–$55.004
IN$51.431
KS$50.761
KY$50.451
LA$50.34–$52.072
MA$55.66–$60.482
MD$54.34–$60.393
ME$51.27–$53.382
MI$51.23–$52.962
MN$54.401
MO$49.66–$52.353
MS$49.561
MT$53.771
NC$51.661
ND$53.581
NE$51.281
NH$54.951
NJ$57.49–$60.052
NM$51.381
NV$53.751
NY$52.19–$61.205
OH$51.191
OK$50.521
OR$53.56–$57.372
PA$51.32–$55.492
PR$54.101
RI$55.171
SC$51.471
SD$53.551
TN$50.921
TX$51.08–$55.518
UT$51.961
VA$53.17–$60.392
VI$54.101
VT$53.311
WA$55.58–$61.652
WI$52.301
WV$50.031
WY$53.691

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Where does this rate apply?

Wyoming** is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 205 cities and communities in Wyoming, including the examples shown here.

Some communities span more than one payment area. Follow a city link to compare all of its mapped areas, or check the service-location ZIP above for an address-level starting point.

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What is a percentage of Medicare worth?

Turn a percentage into dollars for 88334 in Wyoming**. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$59.06

$53.69 × 110% = $59.06

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 88334 in Wyoming**.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,245

Code
88334
Physician work
0.71
Practice expense
0.89
Malpractice
0.01

GPCI2026.csv

112

Locality
Wyoming**
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
1.000
Malpractice
0.740
Office / nonfacility calculation for 88334 in Wyoming**
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.71× 1.0000.7100
Practice expense0.89× 1.0000.8900
Malpractice0.01× 0.7400.0074
Total RVUs1.6074
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Wyoming**$53.69

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.711
Practice expense0.891
Malpractice0.010.74

(0.71 × 1 + 0.89 × 1 + 0.01 × 0.74) × $33.4009 = $53.69

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

88334 · Office / nonfacility

$53.69

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $0.24 lower than on 2025-10-01, moving from $53.93 to $53.69 (0.4%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $53.93changed to$53.69

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.73 changed to 0.71
    • Practice expense RVU 0.93 changed to 0.89
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.739 changed to 0.740

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $53.93

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Each row uses the accepted CMS release effective on that date and the same contractor and locality identifiers. Missing rates stay visible. Historical boundaries may differ; verify the service address for an older claim.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$53.69Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$53.69Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$53.69Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$53.69Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$53.93Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$53.93Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$53.93Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$53.93Not available in this settingRVU25A

88334 billing questions

When should 88334 be reported instead of 88333?

88333 reports the initial cytologic site examined during surgery. Report 88334 for each additional site evaluated in that intraoperative consultation.

Does each slide or preparation count as another unit?

No. The distinction is based on additional sites examined, not the number of slides or preparations from the same site. Document the site associated with each additional evaluation.

Can 88334 be billed by itself?

No. It is an add-on code and is reported with the primary procedure, typically 88333 for the initial intraoperative cytologic site.

When are modifiers 26 and TC used?

Use modifier 26 for the pathologist’s interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service, including equipment and staff. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

How does 88334 differ from frozen-section codes 88331 and 88332?

88334 is for additional-site cytologic evaluation during surgery. Codes 88331 and 88332 report intraoperative examination of tissue blocks using frozen sections.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 88334PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,245 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for Wyoming**GPCI2026.csv, line 112 (RVU26D)
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