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Clarification: Include 'Validation' in Drug Screen
Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
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Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
- CPT® 2014 Preview:
Get Ready for New Therapeutic Drug Assay Codes and More
Follow the continuing MAAA payment debate, too. Microbiology, immunohistochemistry, molecular pathology — here’s a sneak [...] - ICD-10:
T86.1_Expands Kidney Transplant Rejection Code Options
996.81 won’t find a direct equivalent in ICD-10. If your lab monitors immunosuppressant drug levels [...] - PQRS:
Maximize Potential 'Quality' Pay With These 4 Steps
Avoid big penalties that start in 2015. If you’re already participating in the Physician Quality [...] - Check Out This PQRS Pathology Summary
And see how to do your measure calculation. Pathologists have five possible measures they can [...] - You Be the Coder:
88321-88325 Rely On 'Case' and Slide Prep
Question: We have three scenarios involving pathology consults on previously diagnosed material referred from elsewhere: - Reader Question:
Method and Source Influence Molecular Prep Charge
Question: When our pathologists prepare already-diagnosed tissue for EGFR, KRAS, or BRAF testing, which code [...] - Reader Question:
Simple Specimen Collection Included
Question: Is there a CPT® code for swabbing a wound to collect fluid to send [...] - Reader Question:
Skin Type, Not Location, Drives Code
Question: Our pathologist assessed a large skin specimen from the left side of the face [...] - Reader Question:
Clarification: Include 'Validation' in Drug Screen
Question: I noticed that a reader question from July implied that you can separately bill [...]
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