207ZC0500X — Cytopathology Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Pathology
- Specialization
- Cytopathology
- Section
- Individual
Definition
A cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Pathology
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 207ZB0001XBlood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
- 207ZC0006XClinical Pathology
- 207ZC0008XClinical Informatics
- 207ZD0900XDermatopathology
- 207ZF0201XForensic Pathology
- 207ZH0000XHematology
- 207ZI0100XImmunopathology
- 207ZM0300XMedical Microbiology
- 207ZN0500XNeuropathology
- 207ZP0007XMolecular Genetic Pathology
- 207ZP0101XAnatomic Pathology
- 207ZP0102XAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- 207ZP0104XChemical Pathology
- 207ZP0105XClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine
- 207ZP0213XPediatric Pathology