CPT^® 83970, Under Chemistry Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 83970 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Chemistry Procedures.

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Parathyroid hormone test measures the level of PTH in the blood. This test is done to ascertain the level of calcium and evaluate the parathyroid function.

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I work in a Diagnostic Lab, we get an overwhelming amount of orders for diagnostic tests with diagnosis codes that do not support the medical need for testing. Therefore we are seeing a dramatic loss ... [ Read More ]

intraop testing

I usually code for a general surgeon but this time he did a parathyroid excision and did 2 intraop test for PTH levels-Can/do I use the 83970 for this? and he did 2-can i bill 2 units? thanks for any ... [ Read More ]

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