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Parse TB Test Coding

Published on Tue Dec 10, 2019

Question: Our lab received an order for an IGRA test for TB for a 30-year-old patient who had BCG vaccination for TB. We received a denial for the test, stating that the Mantoux tuberculin skin is covered for a TB screen, but not IGRA. Does this reflect coverage rules for TB testing? Washington Subscriber Answer: Coverage for tuberculosis testing may [...]
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