Laboratory Question for the Week of September 15, 2025
Bryan Nordley
September 15, 2025
When would you report 88184 and 88185 vs 88187-88189?
When would you report 88184 and 88185 vs 88187-88189?
What is an IABP, and why is it used?
Can you explain the process behind flow cytometry so we can get a better understanding on how to code for it?
When reporting code 93503, should vascular access, catheter insertion, positioning, and removal all be separately documented, or are they included in the primary code?
 What does code 38221 encompass?
What is the purpose behind codes +93571 and +93572?
Under what conditions should we not report 93566? Are there specific codes that cannot be reported with it?
When we report more than one sensitivity procedure for a single isolate, can we report this using a modifier?
How would you code for the following in a hospital setting? An interventional cardiologist places three drug-eluting stents, one in the left circumflex and another in the obtuse marginal branch. A third DES stent is deployed within the left anterior descending coronary artery.
Can we code 55706 for a the gross and microscopic examination of prostate biopsies taken during traditional transrectal ultrasound procedures?
What differences do we need to know when reporting 88305 vs. 88307?
An interventional cardiologist performs a PTCA in the LAD, an atherectomy in the RCA, and places a drug-eluting stent in the left circumflex artery (LC). How would we code for this in a physician setting?
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