Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
Compare Fecal Blood Test Methods and Codes
Published on Thu Apr 29, 2004
You must know the reason for the test Review the chart to learn the codes for fecal-occult blood tests (FOBT). You can use the matrix to see which codes you should use for diagnostic tests rather than screening tests, and to determine which Medicare coverage rules apply for each code. 
Other Articles in this issue of
Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
- Don't Double-Dip With G0027 Semen Analysis
Code the most extensive service to recoup all of your pay Semen analysis codes 89300-89321 [...] - 3 Easy Steps Improve Your FOBT Coding
You could be forfeiting your lab's $18 Medicare payment You have to know why and [...] - Compare Fecal Blood Test Methods and Codes
You must know the reason for the test Review the chart to learn the codes [...] - News You Can Use:
Want to Make $18 for Each G0328 Claim?
We'll show you how use Medicare's new iFOBT coding rules Code G0107 (Colorectal cancer screening; [...] - Culture Coding:
How to Make $22 for 87081 and 87070
Reviewed on May 20, 2015
Thanks to NCCI, you can report a strep screen [...] - Stumped by NCCI 10.1's ESRD Bundles? Not Anymore
Why you can report only one ESRD G code If you're choosing multiple codes from [...] - You Be The Coder:
Is a TURP a Resection?
Question: The pathologist examines eight pieces of tissue submitted from a TURP, labeled A-H. Samples [...] - Reader Question:
Don't Use 88312 and 88313 for Combined Stain
Question: When our pathologists perform a combined Alcian Blue/PAS stain for esophagus biopsy, how should [...] - Reader Question:
Identify Every Service for Complex Mastectomy
Question: How should we code this scenario for specimens listed A-E?
A -- deep margin breast [...] - Reader Question:
FNA Adequacy Includes Opinion and Report
Question: I have been told that when the pathologist performs an intraoperative check for adequacy [...] - Reader Question:
Extra Work Doesn't Earn a Higher Code
Question: Our pathologist examined an appendix with carcinoma that was extremely complex, involving far more [...] - Reader Question:
Watch for Separate Specimens
Question: How should we code this case: The pathologist identified a mucinous cystadenoma with a [...]
View All
