$73.37
88108 covers concentration methods such as cytospin. Choose 88112 when the reported examination uses selective cellular enhancement, such as an applicable liquid-based slide preparation.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
88112 Selective-enhancement cytology Medicare reimbursement rates in Connecticut
Nongynecologic cytology using selective cellular enhancement, often a liquid-based slide, is reported for specimens such as urine or body fluid with pathologist interpretation. Compare 88112 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Connecticut.
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.
What does Medicare pay for 88112 in Connecticut?
Connecticut has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$69.55
1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.
Payment area: Connecticut
One mapped payment locality.
Facility setting
No supported rate
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Cytopathology
About 88112: Nongynecologic selective-enhancement cytology with interpretation
Nongynecologic cytology using selective cellular enhancement, often a liquid-based slide, is reported for specimens such as urine or body fluid with pathologist interpretation.
This service involves preparing and interpreting a nongynecologic cytology specimen using selective cellular enhancement, such as a liquid-based slide preparation. Typical specimens include urine, bladder washings, pleural or peritoneal fluid, bronchial washings, and cerebrospinal fluid. In a hospital or independent laboratory, technical staff prepare the slide, a cytotechnologist may screen it, and a pathologist interprets the findings and issues a report.
Report one unit per specimen, not per slide. The report should identify the specimen source and preparation method so the selective-enhancement service can be distinguished from direct smears, filter preparations, and concentration techniques such as cytospin. Do not add a concentration code merely for a preparation step within the reported examination. CMS prices professional and technical components separately: modifier 26 identifies the pathologist’s interpretation, and modifier TC identifies the preparation, equipment, and staff work. Billing without either modifier represents the global service when both components are billed together.
CMS billing rules for 88112
- 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 RVU0.55 · 28%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.39 · 71%
- Malpractice RVU0.02 · 1%
822.9K
Medicare services in 2024 · #165 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.
88112 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Connecticut, from the same CMS release.
$89.74
88104 covers direct smears of fluids, washings, or brushings. Choose 88112 when the specimen is processed using a selective cellular enhancement method.
88142
No office rateCytopath c/v thin layer
88142 applies to an applicable cervical or vaginal thin-layer Pap preparation. 88112 covers selective cellular enhancement of nongynecologic specimens such as urine or body fluid.
Compare 88112 by payment locality
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1 of 1 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
$69.55
Facility
Unavailable
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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 88112 in Connecticut.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
11,112
- Code
- 88112
- Physician work
- 0.55
- Practice expense
- 1.39
- Malpractice
- 0.02
GPCI2026.csv
38
- Locality
- Connecticut
- Physician work
- 1.020
- Practice expense
- 1.077
- Malpractice
- 1.210
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 0.55 | × 1.020 | 0.5610 |
| Practice expense | 1.39 | × 1.077 | 1.4970 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | × 1.210 | 0.0242 |
| Total RVUs | 2.0822 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Office / nonfacility rate, Connecticut$69.55
Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula
Office / nonfacility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 0.55 | 1.02 |
| Practice expense | 1.39 | 1.077 |
| Malpractice | 0.02 | 1.21 |
(0.55 × 1.02 + 1.39 × 1.077 + 0.02 × 1.21) × $33.4009 = $69.55
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.
88112 billing questions
Can this code be reported for a ThinPrep Pap test?
No. Cervical and vaginal specimens use gynecologic cytopathology codes, such as 88142 for an applicable thin-layer preparation.
Is a cytospin preparation reported with this code?
A cytospin is a concentration technique generally reported with 88108. Use 88112 for a selective cellular enhancement preparation, such as an applicable liquid-based slide.
Can 88112 and 88108 both be billed on the same urine specimen?
Do not add 88108 merely because concentration was a step in preparing the specimen for the 88112 examination. Select the code that describes the cytology preparation and interpretation performed.
Is a cell block from the same fluid separately billable?
Yes, when a cell block is separately prepared and examined, report 88305 for the cell block in addition to the cytology service.
When should modifier 26 or TC be used?
Use modifier 26 when billing only the pathologist’s interpretation and modifier TC when billing only the technical work. Bill without either modifier when both components are billed as one global service.
How are units counted?
Report one unit per specimen, not per slide. Multiple slides from the same urine or fluid specimen do not add units.
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.
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3813102,CT,00,CONNECTICUT,1.020,1.077,1.210
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