Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
88342, +88343 Clarify Immuno-Stain Coding
Antibody and block define unit of service. You’ve reported some special stain codes “per block” [...]
Zero In on DCIS and 'History' Reporting
Z86.000 beats V13.8 for specificity. You won’t be lumping ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with [...]
Demystify Toxicology Coding With 4 Steps
Stick with 80100-80104 for ordered screening. Your lab may have high-complexity methods for quantifying drugs [...]
G0431, G0434 Define Your Options
Steer clear of 80100’s for this payer. If you’re reporting drug screening tests for Medicare [...]
'Container' Doesn't Dictate Specimen
Question: If a surgeon submits multiple needle core breast biopsies in a single container, is [...]
+88177 Pairs With 88172
Question: Is it appropriate to bill 88177 with modifier 59 when the pathologist performs multiple [...]
87621 Captures HPV Genotyping
Question: Should we bill HPV genotyping by amplified probe technique as 87621 x 2 or [...]
86828-86829 Include Technical Flow Cytometry
Question: I’ve been told that when reporting new codes for HLA Class I and/or Class [...]