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Coding outpatient, physician office labs. I am uncertain if coding 87077 x2 for the following scenario is accurate:
When 87077 is ordered by one of our physicians and lab results indicate:
1. positive for Staph Aureus, then 87077 bills x1 (using a Staph Latex test)
2. negative for Staph Aureus, then 87077 bills x2 because a neg result will automatically reflex to a Vitek ID to identify Staph species.
Per coding guidelines:
Does anyone have experience coding 87077 in these cases?
When 87077 is ordered by one of our physicians and lab results indicate:
1. positive for Staph Aureus, then 87077 bills x1 (using a Staph Latex test)
2. negative for Staph Aureus, then 87077 bills x2 because a neg result will automatically reflex to a Vitek ID to identify Staph species.
Per coding guidelines:
87077 |
Culture, bacterial; aerobic isolate, additional methods required for definitive identification, each isolate |
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Does anyone have experience coding 87077 in these cases?