TMPPM 2008 > Texas Medicaid Services > Hospital (Medical/Surgical Acute Care Facility) > Outpatient

25.3.3.16 Pap Smears

Pap or estrogen smears are benefits of the Texas Medicaid Program. Pap smears completed for family planning purposes in the outpatient department should be billed using diagnosis code V2509. If a specimen is sent to an outside laboratory for processing, the outside laboratory must bill for the test. The hospital is not reimbursed for a collection or handling fee.

Refer to: "Cytopathology Studies-Gynecological, Pap Smears" for more information on Pap smears.