CPT^® 87046, Under Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87046 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs an aerobic bacterial stool culture, isolates possible pathogens, and presumptively identifies any pathogens other than Salmonella or Shigella.

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Coding QW with code 87046

I am a CPC-A and have a question on QW modifier for the code 87046 I have done some researching with nothing stating that the code 87046 needs a QW modifier. We have a clia certification for the clin... [ Read More ]

CCI Issue

When the following codes are billed with 87088 NCCI edits will deny the following codes. 87070 87071 87073 87075 87084 88387 88388 Modifier 59 would be appropriate modifier if two separate cultures a... [ Read More ]

Lab culture coding lab culture coding

87070,87040, 87045, and 87046 What if there is a presumptive id and [I]NO[/I] isolate is it appropriate to use the above codes alone or should I use a modifier?... [ Read More ]

cpt 99000 - ex..99000-for blood and 99000-for pap

[b]Cpt 99000[/b] Question: If you bill 87045, 87427, 87046, 87328 with 99000. Doesn't there need to be a primary code listed with this code or not with 99000? I have used Encoder to do Compliance Edi... [ Read More ]

Lab question - muptiple CPT

No. An example is a stool culture we run here. The lab runs one test and charges us one price. Their book states the CPT codes for this lab are 87045, 87046 and 87427. So, it's not really a test cover... [ Read More ]

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