Laboratory Question for the Week of March 1, 2021
If we have multiple markers for reporting flow cytometry tests using code 88184, how would this process work for coding?
If we have multiple markers for reporting flow cytometry tests using code 88184, how would this process work for coding?
Can we bill for both 95782 and 95873 when reporting a sleep study?
When an EKG is ordered and read during the office visit, does that count as two points for the new Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding?
Can code 93565 be reported for diagnostic selective left atrial with Category III codes?
We are confused about some of the details surrounding 94060. Do you know what the NCCI says about components for this code?
What is the purpose of COVID codes 87636 and 87637?
Is there a CPT code and billing instruction that represents the collection of specimens via nasal lavage and suction for RSV?
We have a question regarding the requirement, if any, for the technique in an MRI report. Sometimes we don’t get any technique, but here are some examples of what we are getting: “TECHNIQUE: MRI of the right knee was performed before and after the uneventful intravenous administration of 12/17 mL ProHance.” “TECHNIQUE: MR images were obtained of the left hip without intravenous or intra-articular contrast.” Should we be insisting on a description of the images that were obtained?
Please explain the difference between single study myocardial perfusion SPECT (78451) and multiple studies SPECT (78452).
What is the revenue code for albumin products and which codes should I report for an infusion?
Please clarify whether a screening mammogram or a diagnostic mammogram should be performed on an asymptomatic patient with augmented breasts (e.g., breast implants).
If a coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is done, then a drug-eluting stent (DES) is attempted, but unable to cross lesion do you code this as C9600-74?
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