P3001 HCPCS Level II code: Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician
P3001 is the HCPCS code for “Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
P3001Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician
Short description: Screening pap smear by phys
HCPCS · United States
Notes for P3001
As CMS prints them, with any note P3001 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0045: SEE INTERMEDIARY MANUAL 3628.1A FOR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS. (P3000,P3001 G0123, G0124, G0141, G0143, G0144, G0145, G0147, G0148). PROGRAM MEMORANDUM AB-98-71.60.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with P3001 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs; Clinical lab fee schedule – Price subject to national limitation amount
- Type of service
- Diagnostic laboratory
- BETOS category
- Lab tests - other (Medicare fee schedule)
- Lab certification
- Cytology
- Added
- Jan 1, 1992
Where P3001 sits
- 1P codesPathology and laboratory services
- 2Active code P3001Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code P3001 mean?
P3001 is the HCPCS code for “Screening papanicolaou smear, cervical or vaginal, up to three smears, requiring interpretation by physician” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover P3001?
CMS lists P3001’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs; Clinical lab fee schedule – Price subject to national limitation amount”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
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