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V Code Vital for TB Test Claim
Published on Mon Apr 28, 2008
Question: When the pulmonologist's staff applies a purified protein derivative (PPD) tuberculosis (TB) test on a patient, what V code should I report? I was thinking V03.2, but that diagnosis does not exactly describe the service. Any tips?Washington, D.C., SubscriberAnswer: You should report V74.1 (Special screening examination for bacterial and spirochetal diseases; pulmonary tuberculosis) when your pulmonologist's staff applies a PPD TB test.Code V03.2 (Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against bacterial diseases; tuberculosis [BCG]) is for vaccination with BCG, whereas the PPD test is for screening.Report 86580 (Skin test; tuberculosis, intradermal) for the test with V74.1 appended.