Laboratory Question for the Week of December 8, 2025
Bryan Nordley
December 8, 2025
Is code 86985 billable with P9011?
Is code 86985 billable with P9011?
When is a one-time HCV screening test covered for adults who do not meet the high risk definition?
Can you tell us how many times the new 2026 add-on codes for lithotripsy can be reported per iliac territory and femoral/popliteal territory?
To whom is code 88291 billable when reporting cytogenetics and molecular cytogenetics interpretation and report?
As a follow-up to last week’s question, if injections are performed unilaterally at multiple levels, how would we code?
How should we report a facet joint injection performed on the left side at one level and on the right side at a different level within the same spinal region? What about bilateral cases?
What type of code is 88291 according to the Medicare physician fee schedule?
What are the most commonly used cytogenetic procedures and their codes?
How would you code when a radiologist is asked to create a new access, or enlarge an existing access, for a urologist to perform subsequent endourologic procedures?
What is the difference between a ‘catheter’ and a ‘stent’ in genitourinary procedures?
What code do we report for assessing active immunization of the pneumococcal vaccine?
When do we report 85097 as opposed to 88305?
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