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Assemble This Advice for COVID Swab Collection

Published on Thu Nov 19, 2020

Question: If a provider has a telehealth visit with a patient, and the patient is then instructed to come to the office for a COVID-19 swab, does that qualify for 99211 or just the prep and handling code for a send-out specimen? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer:  Per the flow chart at: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-05/cpt-reporting-covid-19-testing.pdf, here’s how the American Medical Association (AMA) says you [...]
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