Laboratory Question for the Week of March 14, 2022

Question:

What code was created for ANCA testing in 2022?

Answer:

There are actually two codes 86036 and 86037 that were established for reporting ANCA testing. These were previously reported with the method-specific codes 86255 and 86256.

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