Anatomic Pathology Consultation Services

Anatomic Pathology services at the University of Pittsburgh are oriented around a Center of Excellence model with diagnostic pathologists focused on specific organs of interest. These interests cover all areas of Anatomic Pathology, including Neuropathology, Transplantation Pathology, and Cytopathology. Associated with these consultants are specialized technical services providing immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, in situ hybridization, molecular anatomic pathology, array comparative genomic hybridization, and specialized histochemistry particularly focused on neuromuscular disorders.

Indicated below is the website where our consultation form can be found (/consult/AP-Consultation-Form.pdf), associated with the various consultants in the Department of Pathology who provide these subspecialty diagnostic services.

Submission of Specimens

Cases sent to the University of Pittsburgh can be sent to specific consultants or specific Centers of Excellence using the consultation form (/consult/AP-Consultation-Form.pdf). Each of these consultants is located at one of the four sites indicated below.

UPMC Shadyside Hospital
Dept. of Pathology
Consultation Services -
Room WG02.3
5230 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

UPMC Montefiore
Dept. of Pathology
Transplant and Hepatic Pathology
Consultation Service
Attn: Pathology Coordinator
Room E-733
3459 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Magee-Womens Hospital
Dept. of Pathology
Consultation Services -
Room 4109
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
Dept. of Pathology
Consultation Services -
Room B260
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Payment for Services - UPP Pathology

Consults with IHC's

For 2012-2013 our consults range in price from $150.00 to $650.00 based on the complexity of the case and includes IHC's performed. For these services, you will receive one bill for the professional and technical services from the University of Pittsburgh Physicians Pathology (Tax ID is 23-2919472). We have two methods of billing as follows:

Client Invoicing

Invoices are issued by our finance department every two weeks and payment is due within 30 days of receipt. When an institution is invoiced, CPT codes are not provided for these services. We do provide a copy of the completed pathology report for your coding staff to review and assign appropriate CPT codes. Our payment address is:

In addition to checks, we can accept all major credit cards. Please contact Pathology Finance at 412-648-2306 when paying by credit card. For credit card payments, please be prepared to provide the following: type of card (Visa, Mastercard, etc.), expiration date, credit card number, card holder's name, CVD number, and the address/fax number where the receipt is to be sent. Please be sure to provide identifying case information so the appropriate account is credited.

Third Party Billing

UPP Pathology will make every attempt to bill the patient's insurance and collect when requested and when complete patient demographic and insurance information has been sent along with the specimen. We must also be a participating provider with the insurance. UPP Pathology participates with Medicare, Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and most major insurers. If the patient's insurance is an HMO, please provide the authorization number with the insurance information. The NPI number of the referring physician is also required. We regret, but, at this time, we can accept only Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio State Medical Assistance. If payment is denied by the patient's insurance, you will be invoiced for the services and responsible for payment. Please inform the patient that they will be responsible for any co-pay, coinsurance, or deductible that their insurance may indicate.

Fresh Tissue Specimens and Specialized Testing

For January 1, 2013, we will attempt to bill fresh tissue specimens to the patient's insurance when we have received sufficient patient information and we are participating with the insurance. In the event that the service is denied, you will be responsible for payment of two invoices: one from the hospital where your specimen was submitted for testing for the technical component and one from UPP Pathology for the professional component. All specialized testing is billed directly to the submitting institution. For these services, please include with your paperwork your billing contact (person approving payment) along with their telephone number and billing address. In addition to checks, we accept all major credit cards. For credit card payments send the following: type of card, expiration date, credit card number, and card holder's name, CVD number, and the address/fax number where the receipt is to be sent.

Please see each specialty's web page for specifics on the technical component billing and pricing.