CPT procedure code

88185

Medicare payment

$23.05

2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility

Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A

National amount before geographic adjustment. Your MAC's locality rate will differ.

Code definition

Code

88185

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

This CPT code is not in our curated reference. CPT codes are maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). Full descriptions require an AMA license.

Policy activity for CPT 88185

CLV Intelligence is tracking 3 policy changes that cite CPT 88185 most recently on 2026-06-05, drawn from 3 LCD/NCD coverage updates. The changes span Clinical Laboratory.

LCD/NCD coverage updates: 3

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 88185 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.

Policy changes matched to 88185

Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.

LCD L36094: Lab: Flow Cytometry — Noridian

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L36094

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

Routine

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LCD L34215: Lab: Flow Cytometry — Noridian

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L34215

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

Routine

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LCD L34037: Flow Cytometry — CGS

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L34037

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Routine

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Audit documentation

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