Compliance Question of the Week – Laboratory

Can we code diagnoses with terms documented such as “probable,” and “suspected?”

When testing is conducted on a single specimen source such as urine, do we need to report a modifier?

What is the Saving Access to Laboratory Service Act?

What types of tests will be impacted by lab reimbursement cuts if these cuts are finalized for next year?

Do we need a modifier for the submitting claims for screening of Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with pre-diabetes?

For postmortem examination coding, how are the terms newborn, infant, and macerated stillborn defined?

Can we report 88380 in conjunction with 88381?

When billing for 88362 and 88380 on the same date of service what should we include in the documentation? Is a modifier necessary?

Do any new codes exist for reporting the transfusion of medicine-related GSP services?

Can we bill 36415 for finger sticks or line draws as well as venipuncture?

We noticed that descriptors for both CPT® codes 82803 and 82805 begin with the word “gases,” and had some confusion around measuring. In this case, should it mean that two or more blood gases must be measured? Please advise.