Pap Smear

I have a patient that has already had her annual exam for this year. At the time of service we did not perform a pap smear due to the new guidelines due to her age. She is now wanting to do a pap smear. What CPT® code would we bill for this?

re: Pap Smear

Code Q0091 should not be reported to private payers for pap smear collection. The collection of a pap smear is included in the E/M or preventive medicine service.

Some private payers do reimburse for the Q0091 code. In such cases, ACOG strongly recommends obtaining the guidelines for that specific policy in writing.

So, it was included in annual physical