Laboratory Question for the Week of January 16, 2017
If a treating physician orders an automated hemogram (CPT code 85027) and a manual differential WBC count (CPT code 85007), can both codes be reported for Medicare patients?
If a treating physician orders an automated hemogram (CPT code 85027) and a manual differential WBC count (CPT code 85007), can both codes be reported for Medicare patients?
In addition to a written document, are there other ways that an order may be delivered to a lab?
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