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?
Are non-chemotherapy infusions of pre-mixed electrolyte solutions considered hydration or infusion?
Under what circumstances is code 31500 reportable when a patient is first placed on mechanical ventilation?
What APC do unattended study codes belong to, and what is the payment rate for 2025?
How would a G-tube placement with an extension into the jejunum at the same session be coded?
Can you explain the process behind flow cytometry so we can get a better understanding on how to code for it?
With reimbursement pressures mounting, coding accuracy has never been more critical as the system remains strained and faces a storm of uncertainty heading into 2026.
 What does code 38221 encompass?
What happens when a physician converts an external drainage catheter to an internal-external drainage catheter? Is this an exchange? Is there a code that describes this?
What code doe we report for pulmonary stress testing to evaluate dyspnea?
What is the correct way to code for an imaging study of an ileal conduit when the injection is performed near where the conduit empties into the external drainage bag (i.e., the skin side of the conduit?
When we report more than one sensitivity procedure for a single isolate, can we report this using a modifier?
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