Laboratory Question for the Week of September 21, 2020

Question:

Can we perform repeat organ and disease-oriented panel procedures on a single day of service?

Answer:

With the exception of codes 80047, 80048, and 80051, it is not appropriate to repeat the organ and disease-oriented panel procedures on a single date of service. Instead, a patient’s change in status should be monitored by repeat testing of only the analytes that are medically necessary due to abnormal results or expected shift due to patient condition or treatment.

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